March of loyalty to martyrs
Over 100,000 took part in the protest which stretched for several miles.
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| Time | 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm |
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Manama,  Bahrain
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| Coordinates | 26°01′39″N 50°33′00″E / 26.02750°N 50.55000°ECoordinates: 26°01′39″N 50°33′00″E / 26.02750°N 50.55000°E |
| Cause | Part of the Bahraini uprising (2011–present) |
| Participants | Over 100,000 protesters |
The March of loyalty to martyrs (Arabic: مسيرة الوفاء للشهداء) was a protest on 22 February 2011 in Manama, Bahrain. Tens of thousands participated in the protest, one of the largest in the Bahraini uprising. Named after the seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests, the march filled the space between Bahrain mall and Pearl Roundabout. Protesters carried Bahrain's flag and demanded the fall of the government, implementation of a constitutional monarchy and other reforms, with some of them also demanding the end of the regime.
The march was named the largest in the country's history by organizers; sources estimated that over 100,000 protesters (8 percent of Bahrain's population) participated, although other sources gave higher and lower estimations. A number of ambulance drivers, police and army officers joined the protest. Security forces were not present and unlike previous protests, it ended peacefully.
Protests inspired by the successful uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia erupted in Bahrain on 14 February. Security forces responded by firing tear gas, rubber bullets, sound bombs and birdshot into the crowd of protesters. More than thirty protesters were injured and one died from birdshot injuries in his back. Another protester was killed the same way the next day, on 15 February, when over 10,000 protesters occupied Pearl Roundabout.
On 17 February, police launched a pre-dawn raid on sleeping protesters. Four protesters were killed and more than 300 were injured. Health workers and a journalist were allegedly attacked by security forces. The army was deployed after Pearl Roundabout was cleared of protesters and checkpoints were set up. Protesters moved to Salmaniya Hospital's car parks where thousands protested against the government.
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