Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Timeline: Anti-government protests in Bahrain

It's proxity to Saudia Arabia warrant close attention. This is what the oil market is saying.

Protesters demand release of Sheikh Ali Salman, a Shi'ite Moslem cleric arrested after distributing leaflets calling for restoring parliament dissolved in 1975.

January 1995 - Bahrain deports Sheikh Salman and two other clergymen.

April 1995 - Three Shi'ite Moslem clergymen are arrested including the influential Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri, triggering clashes with police that residents said led to at least one man being killed and 16 injured.

Source: reuters.com

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