page_title: Aftermath of the Bahraini uprising (July–December 2011)
section_title: 31 December
hierarchical_section_title: Aftermath of the Bahraini uprising (July–December 2011) / July 2011 / December 2011 / 31 December
caption_attribution_description: English: Sayed Hashim body at the bather
context_page_description: The following is an incomplete timeline of events that followed the Bahraini uprising of 2011 from July to December 2011. This phase saw many popular protests, escalation in violence and the establishment of an independent government commission to look into the previous events.
context_section_description: During protests on the island of Sitra on New Year's Eve against the government, a 15-year-old boy named Sayed Hashim Saeed died after police allegedly fired two tear gas canisters at his chest and neck from close range.  A medical report gave the cause of death as hematomas and bleeding as a result of a neck injury, and noted burns on the bottom-left of his chest and his left forearm.  The government released a statement claiming that the burns on Sayed's body were inconsistent with burns caused by a tear gas canister.  The statement also said preliminary investigations showed that Hashim participated in attacks on security forces with molotov cocktails that took place throughout the day, and that a full investigation was underway.
caption: Sayed Hashim's body at the bather
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