2019 in Bahrain explained

Events in the year 2019 in Bahrain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Events

• 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]

Notes and References

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