Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17
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event in the Bahraini uprising of 2011
human rights violation
political repression event
violent government crackdown
The Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 was a violent Bahraini government assault on pro-democracy protesters in Manama’s Pearl Roundabout, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries and drawing international condemnation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4831418 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 Context triple: [Bahraini uprising of 2011, keyEvent, Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17]
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A.
Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)
Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) was a pivotal civil rights protest in which peaceful marchers advocating for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanizing national support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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B.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is one of U2's most famous protest songs, known for its powerful commentary on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and its anthemic, martial sound.
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C.
Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday was a day of coordinated IRA bombings in Belfast in July 1972 that caused widespread casualties and became one of the most notorious atrocities of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 Target entity description: The Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 was a violent Bahraini government assault on pro-democracy protesters in Manama’s Pearl Roundabout, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries and drawing international condemnation.
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A.
Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)
Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) was a pivotal civil rights protest in which peaceful marchers advocating for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanizing national support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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B.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is one of U2's most famous protest songs, known for its powerful commentary on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and its anthemic, martial sound.
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C.
Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday was a day of coordinated IRA bombings in Belfast in July 1972 that caused widespread casualties and became one of the most notorious atrocities of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Bahraini uprising of 2011
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human rights violation ⓘ political repression event ⓘ violent government crackdown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bloody Thursday
NERFINISHED
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Pearl Roundabout raid of 17 February 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased international media attention on Bahrain
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radicalization of parts of the opposition ⓘ worsening sectarian tensions in Bahrain ⓘ |
| country | Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
United Nations officials
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foreign governments ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| date | 2011-02-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
further security crackdowns in Bahrain in 2011
ⓘ
larger funeral marches and protests ⓘ |
| mainPerpetrator |
Bahraini security forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Bahraini Ministry of Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahraini uprising of 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Manama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pearl Roundabout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial peaceful protests at Pearl Roundabout ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bahraini monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahraini security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Roundabout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of Bahraini protests
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ many injuries ⓘ multiple deaths ⓘ |
| target |
anti-government demonstrators
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pro-democracy protesters ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | ongoing pro-democracy sit-in at Pearl Roundabout ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
batons
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live ammunition ⓘ rubber bullets ⓘ tear gas ⓘ |
| victimType |
sleeping demonstrators in protest camp
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unarmed protesters ⓘ |
| violated |
international human rights norms
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right to life ⓘ right to peaceful assembly ⓘ |
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Subject: Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 Description of subject: The Bloody Thursday crackdown of 2011-02-17 was a violent Bahraini government assault on pro-democracy protesters in Manama’s Pearl Roundabout, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries and drawing international condemnation.
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