Outstanding Events in Bahrain
2011: March 15
Bahrain's King Hamad proclaims a state of emergency throughout the country for a period of three months and puts security in the hands of the Army. The move, announced a day after Saudi troops arrived in the kingdom in response to the royal family's request, has been immediately rejected by the opposition. The protests cause several deaths. (10 years ago)
2011: February 17
The wick of the revolution continues to set fire to the Arab world and the Government of Bahrain decrees a state of emergency throughout the country in an attempt to quell the revolt of the Shiite community that for four days has been demanding democratic reforms in the streets, after tonight the police and the army will evict thousands of protesters with blood and fire, many of them women and children, camped in the Pearl Square, in the center of Manama, the capital of the emirate. At least 4 protesters have died and more than 300 have been injured. (10 years ago)
