Bahrain Martyr Day

Bahrain Martyr Day December 17th 2012
17 December, 2012 – ABNA

Martyrs’ Day is an annual observance held on December 17th in Bahrain to honour those recognized as martyrs for the nation.

Martyrs’ Day is an annual observance held on December 17th in Bahrain to honour those recognized as martyrs for the nation. The government of Bahrain has chosen the 16th December as the National day of Bahrain, when the truth is Bahrain gained independence from Britain on the 14th August 1971. The people of Bahrain have never accepted nor agreed to it since the previous.

In 1994 uprising the first two martyrs, Hani Alwasti and Hani Khamis were killed on 17th December. Since then the Bahraini people designated it as Martyrs’ Day.

Many lost their lives during the 1990’s uprising including women such as Fahdela Almetghawy and Zahra Kadhem. Now in 2011 the martyrs continue to fall, the youngest martyr is Sajida Faisal Jawad. Sajida was only a baby girl of just 5 days of age. She had inhaled tear gas in her house.

Tens of thousands Bahrainis held a huge demonstration today 17th December 2012 in commemoration of their martyrs in Manam capital of Bahrain. …source