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Despite calls for the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled following the death of a man, the race is staged, under armed guard.
2012-04-22

King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa issues a pledge of "reform and reconciliation" ahead of the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.
2012-04-22

A United Kingdom Channel 4 news team is arrested with a Bahraini driver reported as having been assaulted.
2012-04-22

Calls for afternoon protests at the destroyed Pearl Roundabout, the original site of the uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa family, get underway as the race ends, while protests are also held outside the London offices of Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, with demonstrators chanting "down, down Bernie" and "shame on you Bernie".
2012-04-22

It is revealed that Force India tried to pull out of the race and return to Britain but, after the team's refusal to take to the circuit, there was a confrontation between Bernie Ecclestone and the Force India team.
2012-04-22

Demonstrators against the regime flood a main highway in a march stretching for miles as Bahrain's rulers struggle to contain opposition anger ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
2012-04-21

Bahraini security forces fire stun grenades at demonstrators as protests against Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix continue.
2012-04-19

Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators march through Tubli calling for the downfall of the regime and chanting against the Formula 1 Grand Prix, due to be held in Bahrain on Sunday.
2012-04-18

Bahrain denies that a jailed hunger striker's health is critical.
2012-04-10

Peter Hain reveals Nelson Mandela was "breathing fire" down a phone about Tony Blair's role in invading Iraq.
2010-09-13