2013 in Bahrain

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Bahrain.

← 2012 2011 2010 2013 in Bahrain → 2014 2015 2016
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2013 Timeline of Bahraini history

Incumbents

• Monarch: Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Events

January

• January 11 - A fire sweeps through a complex containing housing for foreign workers in Manama leaving 13 foreign nationals dead.^[1]

February

• February 14 - Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
  • A 16-year-old is shot dead at close range in Al-Daih, a village west of Manama.^[2]
  • A police officer is also killed after rioters threw firebombs at his patrol in Sehla, a village west of Manama.^[3]
  • Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini regime to release prisoners of conscience it is holding in captivity.^[4]

August

• August 14 - Bahrain police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in response by activist for pro-democracy demonstrations.^[5]

October

• October 23 - A teenager in Bahrain dies following an explosion in the village of Bani Jamra, east of the capital Manama.^[6]