Freelance journalist reports from Bahrain

In Bahrain, the Gulf Kingdom's leading Shia cleric has said the country's Sunni rulers are practicing "fake democracy".

Opposition groups in Bahrain are calling for a boycott of parliamentary elections to be held on Saturday.

A freelance journalist, who Al Jazeera is not naming for his own safety, reports from a village near the capital Manama.

He says hundreds of people are trying to march from the village of Sanabis which is 5km from Manama.

They are trying to reach the former Pearl roundabout but security forces are blocking them.

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[fillthecredit]

Death to Alkhalifa and thier merceneries ! Death to you Hamad . Where is your promises ??? big lier ! Hamad is waging war against the people of Bahrain. He is sitting in UN while his people are burning and shooted by his Pakistani merceneries ! Where is USA ? Death to KSA they sent military to beat unarmed people.

[SadBoy306]

down down Hamad !

[SadBoy306]

@ktintin2010 Well, we have been demanding reforms for many many many decades (since 1920s) and all we got is death and human rights violations! When our movement started earlier this year, we demanded reforms - AGAIN!! - and what did we get? More of death and human right violations! Therefore, we do not believe that this system can be fixed in any way, just like Libya's, Syria's, Yemen's, Egypt's and Tunisian's systems! They are all the same in a way or another, only removal can fix them!

[ktintin2010]

@SadBoy306 its funnyy that your not asking for fixing the system but rather removing it?

[howie1962]

Shia kafirs should know democracy is harim & that only real muslims Sunniis can rule.

Shia kafirs should know this is nothing compared to the suffering of the Palestinians

[gerty888]

Long live the King of Bahrain!

[DDzz10]

@bestbpop Hahahahaaha you're ignorant and close minded people my friend you can't accept the truth. I have alot of sunni friends which respect me and I respect them but you are a fool just like your elders and ancestors and we're sick of having u around. My advice to you is study and work hard and you will find the answers you're looking for.

[bestbpop]

@DDzz10 hahahahahahaha

I love your comment you little sh!t. Your such a lier, well..... I don't need to argue with you but keep lying ^__^

[shevegen]

Never forget that Al-Jazeera has lied and betrayed people before.

They betrayed the people of Libya and allowed the NATO-Boys take control of Libya.

They betrayed the Palestines by claiming that they were willing to give up everything for a peace agreement with Israel (also a lie)

But we also must not forget that Hamas betrays the Palestines as well. As you can see here, the people in Bahrain no longer want the dictators, but the Saud-Regime kills them when they protest!

[haseebmukhtar]

@fillthecredit

We Pakistani dont involve in every thing.. :) .. We dont care whats happening in Bahrain.

Love each other to have a better world.

[DDzz10]

@bestbpop Bahrain belonged to Persia before Al Khalifa came in no wonder there will be people who's roots are from iran but they aren't just shiites they are also sunni's which they call Huwala and they represent most sunni's in Bahrain. And you can't deny it if you know history more than me :)

[bestbpop]

@DDzz10 don't spread lies I know the history of Bahrain very well!. Yes Shiites are the majority but that doesn't say it's theirs. Shiites came from Iran and Iraq to make a living and because the lack of Bahrain citizens, these immigrants were giving citizenship. Look at their family names, either its a job related name or a foreign name.