The 2011 edition of the bahrain grand prix, a major formula one racing event, was officially cancelled as the uprising wore on. Feb 17, 2011 bahrain cracks down on protesters world. Opposition leaders face jail time for speaking out, while protests continue on the streets. Antigovernment protests rock bahrain amidst tight security. On the 19th of february, government forces pulled back from pearl square. Jan 21, 2015 bahrain s antigovernment protests, violently put down in 2011, continue in different forms to this day. Arab spring yields different outcomes in bahrain, egypt. 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 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. Egypt protests escalate in cairo, suez and other cities. The first libyan civil war was an armed conflict in 2011 in the north african country of libya fought between forces loyal to colonel muammar gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government.
In march 2011 antigovernment protests broke out in syria, inspired by a wave of similar demonstrations elsewhere in the middle east and north africa that had begun in december 2010. Syrian civil war uprising in syria, 2011 britannica. Bahrain protests will go nowhere while the us supports its. On 14 july, qatars statebacked al jazeera television broadcast an interview with former bahrain defence force officer yaser adhbi aljalahima in which he accused the bahraini government of fabricating evidence that protesters had been armed during the uprising in 2011. A depiction of major events in the gulf kingdom since prodemocracy protests broke out. In december 2010, a man in tunisia burned himself to death in protest at his treatment by police. Media in category 2011 bahraini protests the following 157 files are in this category, out of 157 total. As protests continue in the tiny gulf state of bahrain, home to the us fifth fleet, the americans and saudi. Jan 15, 2017 antigovernment protests have taken place in bahrain. Saudi troops enter bahrain to put down unrest the new. Bahrain protests will go nowhere while the us supports its government the alkhalifa family, who control bahrain, has cracked down on dissent with. Here, protesters wave flags at the pearl roundabout in the capital manama on feb.
May 04, 2011 as saudibacked bahraini authorities prepared to carry out death sentences against four antigovernment protesters for the murder of two security officers, forces loyal to king hamad bin isa al khalifa continued their campaign of arresting physicians and nurses to make it impossible for them to see and treat wounds allegedly inflicted by government gunmen. The bahraini protests began on february 14, 2011,33 and at first they were. In yemen prodemocracy activists and members of the opposition staged protests. Human rights groups claim security forces used excessive force as they attempted to quash the. But so far, little has changed in a country where shiite muslims make up most of the. Members of the main shiite opposition party were resigning from parliament, according to one of their. Authorities responded with a night raid on 17 february later referred to by protesters as bloody thursday, which left four protesters dead and more than 300 injured. A security crackdown results in the death of several. Hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the pearl roundabout in manama, bahrain s capital, as their protest against the government and ruling royal family entered its. Antigovernment protests have taken place in bahrain. Egypt, and yemen, and repression andor violence in syria, bahrain, sudan, and elsewhere.
Arab spring yields different outcomes in bahrain, egypt and libya. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. According to the state news agency of the united arab. Arab and middle east revolt an interactive map world. An island kingdom in the arabian gulf where the shia muslim majority are ruled by a family from the sunni minority. Kuwait, bahrain, and saudi arabia recall their ambassadors to syria. 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. Interactive timeline of middle east protests the english. Mar, 2011 supporters of the rulers of bahrain threatened about 5,000 university students protesting against the government at bahrain university sunday, eyewitnesses said. February 14 as protests ripple across the arab world following revolutions in tunisia and egypt, unrest breaks out in bahrain where a. Beginning in february 2011, bahrain saw sustained prodemocracy protests, centered at pearl roundabout in the capital of manama, as part of the wider arab spring. Protests continued through early june, with demonstrators marching around the destroyed pearl roundabout, but security forces battled back and regularly dispersed demonstrators. Bbc news today bahrain protests may become hardline. Revolutions in the middle eastnorth africa timeline.
This phase saw many popular protests, escalation in violence and the establishment of an independent government commission to look into the previous events. Do you want to say something about the role that the us government and the saudi government played in crushing the movement. It follows the storming of the main square by riot police after demonstrators tried to mount an egyptianstyle protest. The 2011 bahraini uprising has three distinctive phases. Protests in bahrain after first executions since 2011 uprising. Troops from saudi arabia, qatar and other gulf countries rolled into bahrain on march 14. Curfew in bahrain after security clears protesters from pearl. Bahrain is the home of the fifth fleet of the us navy. 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. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. Bahrains fragility and security sector procurement carnegie. Supporters of the kingdoms shiite opposition held a demonstration against the execution of three shiite muslim men convicted of killing. Teenager killed in bahrain anniversary protests bbc news.
In february and march 2011, bahrain experienced peaceful protests followed by brutal government repression, leaving over 30 dead, mostly demonstrators or bystanders. Bahrain s antigovernment protests, violently put down in 2011, continue in different forms to this day. Libya revolt of 2011, popular uprising in libya inspired by the arab spring revolutions in egypt and tunisia. The analysts used a simple typography, diving up events by a key protest response to protest, political move, regime change, and internationalexternal response. Image getty images image caption the pearl square monument became a symbol of democracy during the 2011 protests. 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. Prominent opposition leaders were sentenced to lengthy jail terms. The political stalemate that has followed the 2011 uprising in bahrain has. The arab spring refers to a period of protests beginning on december 18, 2010 in. Thousands stage antigovernment protest in bahrain reuters. Feb 14, 20 dozens of people were killed during february and march 2011 when the original uprising took hold. 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.
Starting in late 2010 and continuing through 2011, protests in north africa and the middle east lead to regime change, and in some cases, free elections for the first time in history. Apr 16, 2011 bahrain protests will go nowhere while the us supports its government. In early 2011 a wave of prodemocracy protests swept the middle east and north africa, unseating leaders in tunisia and egypt and leading to sustained unrest in other countries, including libya, syria, and bahrain. Bahrain protesters mark arab spring 2nd anniversary youtube.
Bahrain has been rocked by political unrest since 2011. How bahrains crushed uprising spawned the middle easts. A timeline of the major events of the arab spring on the 5th anniversary of the movement. Protests continue as bahrain frees political prisoners. Nov 12, 2018 a chronology of key events in the history of bahrain from 19 to the present day. 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. Published on feb 20, 2011 antigovernment demonstrators in bahrain woke up in their camps in the capital, manama. The focal point of the protests was destroyed after governments orders as the leaders try to crush the reformist. 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.
And in bahrain, peaceful prodemocracy protests in the capital manama in 2011 and 2012 were violently suppressed by the. Bahrains protest movement is largely a function of its majority shiites complaining about discrimination by. The following is an incomplete timeline of events that followed the bahraini uprising of 2011 from july to december 2011. In the last few hours the main opposition coalition in the tiny gulf state of bahrain has accused the government of terrorism. 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. Simon henderson, director of the gulf and energy policy program at the washington institute for near east policy. 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. King hamad took a series of steps aimed at initiating a period of reconciliation following the unrest in february and march 2011. A countrybycountry guide to key events in the spate of protests across the middle east. Bahrain government hacked lawyers and activists with uk. Image caption bahrainis tried to create their own version of egypts tahrir square.
The king sacks the interior minister after police try to prevent the protest. These protests were met by a government crackdown that lasted two days on the 17th and 18th. Sep 23, 2011 bahrains shiite muslim majority took to the streets of manama in february seeking more access to jobs and a greater say in government but a brutal crackdown and martial law ended the protest. February 17, 2011 bahrain police storm pearl roundabout, the focal point of protests, on a manama square, to clear activists camped out there. Anti government protests continue in bahrain youtube. He established the bahrain national dialogue on 1 july 2011 as a forum for the discussion and promotion of reform. Feb 22, 2011 protests continue as bahrain frees political prisoners from tim lister, cnn bahraini protesters hoist a released political prisoner in the air at pearl roundabout, manama, on february 22, 2011.
Demonstrators occupy iconic landmark, pearl roundabout in the capital. Bahrain responded by announcing that aljalahima had been sentenced to. Arab spring, wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the middle east and north africa beginning in 2010 and 2011, challenging some of the regions entrenched authoritarian regimes. Interactive timeline of middle east protests ever since a man in tunisia burnt himself to death in december 2010 in protest at his treatment by police, prodemocracy rebellions have erupted across the arab world.
In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011 national police. Timeline of the bahraini uprising of 2011 wikipedia. From january, when a dictatorship fell in the middle east, to autumn, when protesters settled into american cities. Bahrain is the one arab country where the government has suppressed a major uprising.
After friday prayers, tens of thousands of people joined protests in cairo and other cities to demand the end of mr mubaraks 30year rule. The first being the initial unrests from feb 14th to the 16th. A teenage boy in bahrain has been shot dead during protests to mark the second anniversary of a failed uprising. Qda miner wordstat software, which was used to quantitatively content. In february 2011, bahrain saw mass protests calling for constitutional reform. The regime of muammar alqaddafi, however, violently resisted the uprising, leading to civil war and international military intervention. Demonstrators expressing political and economic grievances faced violent crackdowns by.
Bahrain police block protest march to capital reuters. 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. Bahrain, tunisia and yemen by time staff wednesday, dec. Manama reuters tens of thousands of mainly shiite bahrainis gathered in manama on. The unesco world heritage sites in bahrain are muharraq island and the ancient qalat albahrain harbor city.
Bahrain is a small island country located in the persian gulf. Bahrain, unlike saudi arabia, has a parliament and a legal opposition. Ruled by king hamad bin isa al khalifa since 1999, bahrain is an absolute monarchy. Everything you need to know about human rights in bahrain.
The brutal backlash against protest in bahrain 2011. Mar 16, 2011 the arrival of armor and the dispatch of saudi troops reinforced a new hard line adopted by bahrains ruling family in a bid to quash a monthlong protest that continued tuesday, with human. Dozens of people were killed during february and march 2011 when the original uprising took hold. Thousands of protesters, the largest gathering yet, came out for the funeral of an activist todayand authorities opened fire. The revolution that wasnt bahrain put down an uprising and said it would introduce changes. Activism, arab spring, bahrain, political protests, social networking sites, youtube. Why the protest movement in bahrain failed public radio. This multimedia interactive has a detailed timeline from december 12, 2010 through december 17, 2011 on the arab spring protests that swept the mena region. The war was preceded by protests in zawiya on 8 august 2009 and finally ignited by protests in benghazi beginning on. Revolutions in the middle eastnorth africa timeline created by rkgraham95. Protests begin in bahrain as a result of the uprising in egypt.
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. Manama is the biggest city in bahrain with a population of over 154,000 people. The protesters were driven out by security forces in march 2011. Explained protests begin in bahrain as a result of the uprising in egypt. Third, western countries should encourage bahrain to develop a timeline and action plan for. It erupted with the libyan revolution, also known as the 17 february revolution. On the 15th, the main opposition party withdrew from parliament and troops fired at mourners at the funeral of a man who was shot the day before. 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. The shiite and secularistled protests begun in bahrain on feb. Young indian muslims pose with placards during a protest rally against the ongoing political turmoil in bahrain on march 27, 2011. 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.
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