The Bahrain Aid Flotilla was an effort to show solidarity with the people of Bahrain during the Bahraini uprising. [1]
The flotilla was announced on May 10, 2011. [1] Organizers stated their intention of commemorating poet Ayat al-ghermezi. [2] Mehdi Eghrarian, leader of the Iranian Association of Islamic Revolution Followers, announced that the flotilla would depart the Persian Gulf seaport of Bushehr on May 16. [3] Other Iranian news reports stated that the convoy would sail on may 14 and that organizers welcomed "university and seminary students, and Muslims from other countries," to join them. [4]