Issue and opponent: The 2011 Bahraini uprising was a series of anti-government protests in Bahrain led by the Shia-dominant and some Sunni minority Bahraini opposition from 2011 until 2014. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 Arab Spring and protests in Tunisia and Egypt and escalated to daily clashes after the Bahraini government repressed the revolt. Opposition activists, starting from January 2011, filled the social media websites Facebook and Twitter as well as online forums, e-mails, and text messages with calls to stage major pro-democracy protests. Bahraini youths described their plans as an appeal for Bahrainis to take to the streets on Monday 14 February in a peaceful and orderly manner to rewrite the constitution and to establish a body with a full popular mandate. Dilemma Action: Beginning at nightfall on February 15, 2011, thousands (up to 10,000) of demonstrators took to occupy Pearl Roundabout, a major thoroughfare for traffic in the capital, where they set up tents. The Ministry of Interior then announced that the gathering was illegal. On the 16th, when thousands continued to demonstrate, the mood was described as festive, with protesters distributing tea, coffee, and food while discussing the situation in the country. The government reacted violently on the 17th in a pre-dawn raid, while most were asleep in their tents. At least four were killed and about 300 were injured. During the raid, police attacked ambulances and beat paramedics and doctors trying to attend to the wounded. Police also stole property, including protesters’ wallets and mobile phones, and journalists’ cameras, and proceeded to vandalize and destroy protesters’ cars. Outcome: Three hundred individuals were said to be injured during the raid. Records for 17 February at Bahrain’s main public hospital showed forty-one admissions to that hospital’s emergency room related to the raid on the Roundabout. Four individuals died from injuries sustained in the raid, all as a result of birdshot fired by riot police. The government also said that protesters at the Roundabout were armed and had attacked police, but no evidence of that was found. After the raid, the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) deployed tanks and armored vehicles to seal off the Pearl Roundabout. Several human rights organizations issued statements condemning the attack.