2013 in Bahrain
# 2013 in Bahrain

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Bahrain.

## 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.

### 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.
   * A police officer is also killed after rioters threw firebombs at his patrol in Sehla, a village west of Manama.
   * Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini regime to release prisoners of conscience it is holding in captivity.

### August

* August 14 - Bahrain police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in response by activist for pro-democracy demonstrations.

### October

* October 23 - A teenager in Bahrain dies following an explosion in the village of Bani Jamra, east of the capital Manama.
