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2019 in Bahrain

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2019
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Bahrain

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Events in the year 2019 in Bahrain.

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Events

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  • 4 February – 25-year-old Australian footballer and refugee from Bahrain, Hakeem al-Araibi, is ordered to defend an extradition order back to Bahrain in a Bangkok court, after being detained upon arrival in Thailand for his honeymoon with his wife in November 2018. International community is treating it as a human rights issue; a campaign to free al-Araibi and return him to Australia is growing.[1]
  • 14 March – USS Devastator is damaged by fire while at a Bahrain dock.[2]
  • 28 June – More than 200 demonstrators break into the courtyard of Bahrain's embassy in Baghdad and take down the kingdom's flag to protest a U.S.-led meeting in Bahrain on the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.[3]
  • 26 September – The Major Criminal Court in Bahrain sentences four people to jail terms for setting up a terror group with the aim of launching attacks on police, and related crimes. Two are fugitives tried in absentia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "While soccer player Hakeem was locked up in Bangkok Airport last summer, the AFP missed a crucial email". ABC News. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "Fire Breaks Out Aboard U.S. Navy Minesweeper in Bahrain". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ "Baghdad protesters take down Bahrain flag over Trump peace conference". Reuters. June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bahrain convicts four on terror charges". gulfnews.com. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2024-02-01.