Nuwaidrat

Nuwaidrat (Arabic: النويدرات) is a village located in Bahrain, close to Sitra; it was formerly part of the Sitra Municipality.

Nuwaidrat
Nuwaidrat
Location of Nuwaidrat

History

1990s uprising

During the 1990s Bahraini uprising, a policeman named Ibrahim al-Saeedi was killed in Eker after being surrounded by a trio of armed anti-government vandals and then killed by one of those three people, a man from Nuwaidrat named 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, Al Wefaq, was present.

2011 protests

On February 14, 2011, police used tear gas against rioters in the village; they were participating in country-wide protests.[2] The marchers were demanding the release of those detained during earlier protests.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Execution Stirs Protests In Bahrain". New York Times. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ↑ The Tunisia-Egypt shock wave rumbles on
  3. ↑ "Clashes mark Bahrain 'Day of Rage'". Al-Jazeera English. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

Coordinates: 26°08′N 50°36′E / 26.133°N 50.600°E