Apr 16, 20 the problems began when the country was caught up in the arab spring, a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and civil wars in the arab world, at the start of 2011. The bbc explains the background to the protests bbc. Bahrain government hacked lawyers and activists with uk. Aftermath of the bahraini uprising julydecember 2011. Antigovernment protests in bahrain on uprisings sixth anniversary. Do people in bahrain still follow whats happening in egypt. About 150 supporters of the royal family tried to get onto bahrain. For other timelines of the bahraini uprising, see apriljune 2011, julydecember 2011, januaryaugust 2012. Police had to use tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds. A chronology of key events in the history of bahrain from 19 to the present day.
Centred on the pearl roundabout in the capital, manama, the demonstrations led to clashes between police and protesters on 14 february 2011. Why the protest movement in bahrain failed public radio. Simon henderson, director of the gulf and energy policy program at the washington institute for near east policy. Image caption unrest on the island forced the cancellation of the 2011 bahrain grand prix. The revolution that wasnt bahrain put down an uprising and said it would introduce changes. However it also grew out of the countrys long history of demonstrations and protests. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 arab spring and 2011 12 iranian protests and escalated to daily clashes after the bahraini government repressed the revolt with the support of gulf cooperation council and peninsula shield force. Mar, 2011 the opposition party told cnn it was filmed sunday near pearl roundabout, the center of monthold protests in the kingdom. Jan 21, 2015 bahrain s antigovernment protests, violently put down in 2011, continue in different forms to this day. A broadcast by bahrains official news agency on tuesday said qatar was behind the tragic events of 2011, which saw an upsurge in protests by the arabian gulf islandstates. Bahrain s antigovernment protests, violently put down in 2011, continue in different forms to this day.
Refresh this list to see the latest articles 15 february 2012. Thousands of protesters, the largest gathering yet, came out for the funeral of an activist todayand authorities opened fire. Mar 15, 2011 saudi arabia has been watching uneasily as bahrains shiite majority has staged weeks of protests against a sunni monarchy, fearing that if the protesters prevailed, iran, saudi arabias. Bahrain s strategic location in the persian gulf has brought rule and influence from mostly the persians, sumerians, assyrians, babylonians, portuguese, the arabs, and the british. Opposition calls for mass protests in bahrain 16 march 2011. Opinion in bahrain, protests and police action the new. Feb 17, 2011 bahrain has become the latest hot spot among the middle east protests of 2011.
Violence flares again as bahraini king seeks talks june 30, 2011 crowds of people gathered to protest against bahrain s government found themselves on the other end of stun grenades and tear gas canisters, as police took definitive action to clear the streets around pearl square, in the countrys. Nov 12, 2018 a chronology of key events in the history of bahrain from 19 to the present day. Civil uprisings began in bahrain in early 2011 and have been met with a forceful government response, raising concerns among the global community about the countrys commitment to human rights. A countrybycountry guide to the spate of protests across the middle east. The following is a timeline of the bahraini uprising from february to march 2011, beginning with the start of protests on february 2011 and including the saudibacked crackdown from 15 march. Canadian companys software may be used to stifle freedom of expression in bahrain.
The following is a timeline of events that followed the bahraini uprising of 2011 from april to june 2011. Timeline of the major events and uprisings in the middle east. Eric avebury outlines the systematic repression that has brought the people of bahrain onto the. Timeline of the bahraini uprising of 2011 infogalactic. Bahrain protests will go nowhere while the us supports its government. The regime must fall, and we will make sure it does this article is more than 9 years old despite the killings after the army fired live ammunition at the crowds, the mood in. Bahrain protests will go nowhere while the us supports its. Antigovernment protests in bahrain on uprisings sixth. February 17, 2011 bahrain police storm pearl roundabout, the focal point of protests, on a manama square, to clear activists camped out there.
The bahraini uprising of 2011 was a series of antigovernment protests led by the shiadominant bahraini opposition from 2011 until 2014. Saudi arabia has been watching uneasily as bahrain s shiite majority has staged weeks of protests against a sunni monarchy, fearing that if the protesters prevailed, iran, saudi arabias. Bahraini uprising of 2011 wikipedia republished wiki 2. The brutal backlash against protest in bahrain 2011. Saudi troops enter bahrain to put down unrest the new. Egypt, bahrain protests differ in key ways world news. Timeline of the bahraini uprising of 2011 wikipedia. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 arab spring and 201112 iranian protests and escalated to daily clashes after the bahraini government repressed the. Saudi troops enter bahrain to put down unrest the new york. The protesters were driven out by security forces in march 2011, after king hamad declared a state of emergency and brought in troops from. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 arab spring and 2011 12 iranian protests and escalated to daily clashes af. May 04, 2011 the gcc would like the troubles in bahrain to simply go away, because many of the countries in the council are near carbon copies of bahrain. Kristof returns to bahrain to witness the protests against the dictatorship there.
Arab and middle east revolt an interactive map world. The following is an incomplete timeline of events that followed the bahraini uprising of 2011 from july to december 2011. The 2011 bahrain uprising started on february 14, 2011, in part inspired by the protests in tunisia and egypt. Mideast upheaval timeline many in bahrain boiled down.
This is the category for 2011 bahraini protests latest stories. For example, the website for the bahrain center for human rights has been blocked since 2006, 4 popular web forum bahrainonline has been blocked since 2002, 5 and the website of opposition enewspaper bahrain mirror, 6 launched in may 2011, 7 has been blocked since june 2011. Egypt is widely perceived as the most important country in the arab world. Undated handout photo issued by bishara maye of her husband bus driver nadir nur with his. This phase saw many popular protests, escalation in violence and the establishment of an independent government commission to look into the previous events. Feb 16, 2011 protests continue in bahrain s capital manama, as demonstrators gather at pearl roundabout, their own version of tahrir square.
Here, protesters wave flags at the pearl roundabout in the capital manama on feb. Ruled by king hamad bin isa al khalifa since 1999, bahrain is an absolute monarchy. This timeline covers a year in the history of the protests in bahrain, beginning from the day of rage in february of 2011, to the publishing of the bici report in november of 2011. February 17, 2011 bahrain police storm pearl roundabout, the focal point of protests, on a. The bahraini uprising of 2011 was a series of antigovernment protests in bahrain led by the shiadominant bahraini opposition from 2011 until 2014. The protesters were driven out by security forces in march 2011.
Jan 15, 2017 antigovernment protests have taken place in bahrain. Ellick december 14, 2011 the oped columnist nicholas d. Several video clips said to show protests and clashes in villages outside bahrain s capital, manama, late sunday and monday morning have been posted on youtube. Whilst the country had closest economic relations with indians or south asians for the longest time, much more than the arabs themselves. Feb 19, 2011 crown prince salman ordered the removal of the military from the pearl roundabout, a top demand by opposition forces, and told cnn s nic robertson that citizens would be permitted to stay in the. Bahrain protesters clash with police outside capital reuters. As formula 1 returns to bahrain this week, protesters have again threatened to disrupt the. In the early days of the antigovernment protests, the king toyed with the idea of offering some concessions to the dissidents. Aug 07, 2014 this leads bahrain watch to believe that the spyware was on the cd, and that bahrain government was directly behind the blackmail and intimidation campaign against altajer. This phase included continued crackdown, lifting of the state of emergency and return of large protests. But the independent commission found no evidence of involvement by iran in bahrain. Protests in bahrain after first executions since 2011 uprising. A depiction of major events in the gulf kingdom since prodemocracy protests broke out.
Media in category 2011 bahraini protests the following 157 files are in this category, out of 157 total. Two protesters in bahrain were killed and several others wounded in violence there. The bahraini uprising was a series of demonstrations, amounting to a sustained campaign of civil and violent resistance in the persian gulf country of bahrain. In iran, members of parliament called for the execution of opposition leaders they say orchestrated protests on monday that saw two people killed. Arab spring yields different outcomes in bahrain, egypt and libya. As part of the revolutionary wave of protests in the middle east and north africa following the selfimmolation of mohamed bouazizi in tunisia, the bahraini protests were initially aimed at achieving greater political freedom and. Bahrain put down an uprising and said it would introduce changes. May 12, 2012 bahrain protesters clash with police outside capital. February 17, 2011 bahrain police storm pearl roundabout, the focal point of protests, on a manama square, to clear activists camped. Bahraini uprising of 2011 wikimili, the best wikipedia. But so far, little has changed in a country where shiite muslims make up most of the. Feb 17, 2011 egypt, bahrain protests differ in key ways.
A security crackdown results in the death of several. Feb 14, 2011 the lede is a blog that remixes national and international news stories adding information gleaned from the web or gathered through original reporting to supplement articles in the new york times and draw readers in to the global conversation about the news taking place online. In the early days of the antigovernment protests, the king toyed with the. With civil unrest in bahrain worsening, protesters continue to suffer under a government determined to quell dissent by using brute force and manipulating the medias. Bahrain has been wracked by unrest since in february 2011, when demonstrators occupied manamas pearl roundabout, demanding more democracy and an end to discrimination against the majority shia. The egyptian revolution was the single most exciting political development of my lifetime. Antigovernment protests in bahrain februarymarch 2011 the situation in february 2011, political opposition groups and antigovernment protesters initiated demonstrations across bahrain. This leads bahrain watch to believe that the spyware was on the cd, and that bahrain government was directly behind the blackmail and intimidation campaign against altajer. Follow the telegraphs live coverage of events in the capital, manama, where riot police have killed demonstrators. But so far, little has changed in a country where shiite muslims make up most of. Qda miner wordstat software, which was used to quantitatively content. Young indian muslims pose with placards during a protest rally against the ongoing political turmoil in bahrain on march 27, 2011. According to the state news agency of the united arab.
Protesters gather at the pearl roundabout for the first time on. Initially the february protests were relatively small and scattered, planned by young activists on the internet. Since the 14th of february 2011, he article charges, bahrain has seen a political movement demanding freedom, democracy, and the revival of communal partnership in the framework of the civil movements seeking freedom which are currently overrunning arab countries. Arab spring yields different outcomes in bahrain, egypt. Prominent opposition leaders were sentenced to lengthy jail terms.
Activism, arab spring, bahrain, political protests, social networking sites, youtube. Bahrain tv accuses qatar of role in 2011 protests the national. Opposition leaders face jail time for speaking out, while protests continue on the streets. Government forces fired friday on protesters in bahrain s capital, killing at least four of them, an ambulance worker told cnn. Bahrain has been wracked by unrest since in february 2011, when demonstrators occupied manamas pearl roundabout, demanding more democracy and an end to discrimination against the majority shia muslim community by the sunni royal family.
In february and march 2011, bahrain experienced peaceful protests followed by brutal government repression, leaving over 30 dead, mostly demonstrators or bystanders. Supporters of the kingdoms shiite opposition held a demonstration against the execution of three shiite muslim men convicted of killing. Activist maryam alkhawaja in debate with mansoor alarayedh, the chairman of the gulf council for foreign relations. Protesters in bahrain, perhaps inspired by the success of bloggers in tunisia and egypt, seem to be using their phones to document demonstrations there in web video. An island kingdom in the arabian gulf where the shia muslim majority are ruled by a family from the sunni minority.
Corruption, discrimination against shias, unemployment, slow pace of democratisation and inspiration from concurrent regional protests. Bahrain is the one arab country where the government has suppressed a major uprising. I was never optimistic about bahrain, despite having participated in the uprising myself. The bahraini uprising of 2011 was a series of antigovernment protests in bahrain led by the shiadominant and some sunni minority bahraini opposition from 2011 until 2014. Bahrain was the central location of the ancient dilmun civilization. A massive crowd numbering in the tens of thousands filled pearl square in bahrain s capital, manama, pressing their demands for a more representative government at the current ruler, king hamad bin isa, the latest in a long line of members of the alkhalifa dynasty. Protests gather strength in bahrain february 21, 2011. Current events 2011 bahrain protests social studies for kids. The problems began when the country was caught up in the arab spring, a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and civil wars in the arab world, at the start of 2011. The following is a timeline of the bahraini uprising from february to march 2011, beginning with the start of protests on february 2011 and including the. Bahrain grand prix cancelled after team protests sport. Jun 09, 2011 bahrain grand prix cancelled after team protests this article is more than 8 years old race circuit chairman says it has been made clear that this fixture cannot progress and we fully respect. Bahrain, which is ruled by a sunni muslim monarchy and hosts the u.
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