Bloody Thursday (Bahrain)
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Bloody Thursday is the name given by Bahraini protesters to 17 February 2011, the fourth day of the Bahraini uprising as part of the Arab Spring. Bahraini security forces launched a pre-dawn raid to c
Riot police firing tear gas from above a flyover while others are moving from below it towards Pearl Roundabout
Protesters gathering at Pearl Roundabout for the first time on 15 February.
Police retreated from Pearl Roundabout to the northern area close to Bahrain City Centre
Three out of four police units deployed in Manama entered Pearl Roundabout from several points and pushed protesters away from it
Matar Matar
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Matar Ebrahim Ali Matar is a Bahraini politician of the Al Wefaq party who served as a Member of Parliament from October 2010 until his resignation in early 2011. Born in the village of Al Daih to a l
Protests at Pearl Roundabout in February 2011
A banner calling for release of Matar (left) and Jawad Fairooz (middle)