Syria, Bahrain, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Watching the Protests
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 6:362048 GMT: It may be nearly midnight in Bahrain, but the struggle between the protesters and the police continues. A source in Sitra reports:
"23:45 At the moment there is a helicopter flying on Sitra with spot light searching for protesters"
2036 GMT: A potentially very important video has been posted in our separate entry. Protesters gathered tonight in AL Hoole, Homs, unfurl a large banner with a clear request, written in both English and Arabic:
2023 GMT: We've posted a separate video feature tonight.
Today was busy, and with so many dramatic pictures, videos, and nuggets of news, the scale of the protests can easily be overlooked. In the liveblog, we have focused on the violence, but what occurred this Friday, like many others, was another mass demonstration of peaceful protesters, in nearly every corner of the country, demanding the resignation of those responsible for the violence.
Among the violence, the peaceful protests are being eclipsed by the media, but they have not gone away.
See the entry, Syria Video Special: "We'll Continue until the Regime is Toppled"
1952 GMT: WARNING, this video is VERY hard to watch. Bullets snap (which means they were very close) around a cameraman, as unarmed protesters flee back up the street, carrying a man who was apparently shot in the head. The video was reportedly taken today in Homs. It's very graphic: