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2011 Bahraini uprising
Part of the Arab Spring, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, and the insurgency in Bahrain
Clockwise from top-left: Protesters raising their hands towards the Pearl Roundabout on 19 February 2011; Tear gas usage by security forces and clashes with protesters on 13 March; Over 100,000 Bahrainis taking part in the "March of loyalty to martyrs", on 22 February; clashes between security forces and protesters on 13 March; Bahraini armed forces blocking an entrance to a Bahraini village.
Date	14 February – 18 March 2011 (1 month and 4 days) (occasional demonstrations since 2011)
Location	Bahrain 26°01′39″N 50°33′00″E / 26.02750°N 50.55000°E / 26.02750; 50.55000
Caused by	Inspiration from concurrent regional protests Institutionalized discrimination towards Shi'a Muslims Media censorship and arrests of politicians Poverty Saudi Arabian influence in government Slow pace of democratisation Authoritarianism Unemployment Widespread corruption Political naturalization
Goals	Abdication of King Hamad Deportation of foreign mercenaries Drafting of a new Constitution Ending economic and human rights violations Fair elections and freedom
Methods	Civil resistance Demonstrations General strikes Riots Self-immolation
Status	Decisive Bahraini Government- Peninsula Shield Force Victory
Concessions	Establishment of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and the National Dialogue 1000 Bahraini dinar (approx. US$2,667) per family Increased social spending
Parties
Bahraini opposition Allegedly supported by: Iran Hezbollah Government of Bahrain Supported by: Saudi Arabia Pakistan Kuwait Qatar United Arab Emirates United Kingdom
Lead figures
Leaders of Bahrain opposition parties 8 *Anonymous activists (leaders of the February 14 Youth Coalition) *Ali Salman (Secretary General of the Al Wefaq National Islamic Society) *Hasan Mushaima (Secretary General of the Haq Movement) *Ibrahim Sharif (leader of the National Democratic Action Society) *Saeed Shahabi (leader of the Bahrain Freedom Movement) *Muħammad ʻAlī al-Mahfoudh (Secretary General of the Islamic Action Society) *Abdulwahab Hussain (leader of the Al Wafa' Islamic Movement) *Abduljalil al-Singace (Human Rights Bureau and official spokesman of the Haq Movement) Human rights defenders 2 *Nabeel Rajab (President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights) *Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (co-founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights) Independent opposition leaders 1 *Mohamed Habib al-Miqdad (orator) House of Khalifa 8 *Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (King of Bahrain) *Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (Prime Minister of Bahrain) *Khalifa bin Ahmad (Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force) *Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa (Interior minister) *Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa (Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain National Guard) *Adel bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Fadhel (Director of the National Security Agency) *Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Crown prince of Bahrain) *Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (Foreign minister) Gulf Cooperation Council 2 *Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani (Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council) *Mutlaq Bin Salem al-Azima (Commander-in-Chief of the Peninsula Shield Force) King Abdullah
Number
150,000 – 300,000 protesters 16,000–36,000 Details Bahrain Defence Force: 13,000 Bahrain National Guard: 1,500 Peninsula Shield Force: 1,500 List Saudi Arabia: 1000 United Arab Emirates: 500 Kuwait: 23 naval ships Al Fateh gatherings: 200,000
Casualties and losses
182+ protesters killed 2900+ wounded 2929+ arrested 4,539 job layoffs 534 students expelled 1500+ exiled 900+ stripped of their citizenship 846 policemen injured; 17 killed Peninsula Shield Force 2 policemen killed List Saudi Arabia: 1 policeman killed United Arab Emirates: 1 policeman killed

Wikipedia Categories

• 2011 riots
• 2011 protests
• 2011 in Bahrain
• March 2011 in Asia
• Protests in Bahrain
• February 2011 in Asia
• Rebellions in Bahrain
• Arab Spring by country
• CS1: long volume value
• Nonviolent revolutions
• Protest-related deaths
• Gulf Cooperation Council
• Bahraini uprising of 2011
• Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war
• Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
• Shia–Sunni sectarian violence
• Human rights abuses in Bahrain
• Military intervention in Bahrain

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