Nuwaidrat
Nuwaidrat (Arabic: النويدرات) is a village located in Bahrain, close to Sitra; it was formerly part of the Sitra Municipality.
History
1990s uprising
During the 1990s Bahraini uprising, a policeman from the Al-Saeedi family, whose first name was not revealed, was allegedly killed in Eker after being surrounded by three people whom the government says are vandals and then killed by one of those three people, a man from Nuwaidrat called Isa Qambar. Qambar was executed on March 26, 1996.[1] A memorial for Isa was done in the village on March 26, 2008. Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of the largest political party in Bahrain was present.[citation needed]
2011–present uprising
On February 14, 2011, police used tear gas against protesters in the village; they were participating in country-wide protests.[2] The marchers were demanding the release of those detained during earlier protests.[3]
On December 28, 2011, protesters threw Molotov cocktails at riot police at the entrance of the village which led to the burning of one of the riot police's jeeps.[4] The security forces in the burned jeep tried to quickly get it out of the village as it was not completely burned down.
References
- ↑ "Execution Stirs Protests In Bahrain". New York Times. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ The Tunisia-Egypt shock wave rumbles on
- ↑ "Clashes mark Bahrain 'Day of Rage'". Al-Jazeera English. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ↑ j.mp/nuwaidrat
Coordinates: 26°08′N 50°36′E / 26.133°N 50.600°E