2012 in Bahrain

Incumbents

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

Events

January

• January 1 - A funeral of a Bahraini youth killed the previous day in a protest turns into another protest with police forced to use tear gas.
• January 15 - Opposition leaders and activists say reforms proposed by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa are "cosmetic" and will do little to stop the uprising.
• January 27 - Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the fatal tear gassing of residential areas by Bahraini security forces.

March

• March 31 - Ahmed Ismail Hassan, a journalist and videographer, was shot and killed by security forces.

April

• April 10 - Seven policemen were injured after protesters threw a pipe bomb with gasoline.
• April 22 - Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix during protests.

November

• November 5 - Five bombs exploded in Manama, killing two people.