Mali's protest movement, which is demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, on Tuesday declared a rally in memory of protesters killed during recent unrest. The so-called June 5 movement will hold the event in the capital city Bamako on Friday, following the deaths of at least 11 people in protests which began the previous Friday and lasted through Monday. In a press conference on Tuesday, opposition leader Mountaga Tall said that the rally would be a "ceremony of sacrifice and prayer for the victims". An initial peaceful anti-Keita rally on July 10 turned violent after protesters blocked bridges, stormed the premises of the state broadcaster, and attacked the parliament building. The newly-formed June 5 movement behind recent protests has been channelling deep-seated frustrations in Mali over a long-running jihadist conflict, economic woes and perceived government corruption. Clashes between opposition supporters and police continued through Monday, when a measure of calm then returned to Bamako. On Tuesday, Tall struck a defiant tone. He urged "civil disobedience" against the government and again demanded that Keita step down. "He who asked for us to get killed is no longer our president," he said. kt-lal/eml/erc/pma