List of deaths in which tear gas is reported to have been a contributing factor | 24

Updated 18th February 2012 (scroll to bottom for list)

Tear gas has reportedly been a contributing factor in the deaths of 24 people in Bahrain since February 14th 2011. 

On Al Jazeera’s the Stream last week, media attache for the Information Affairs Authority Fahad AlBinali said that ‘tear gassing is out of care and respect for freedom of expression’. He also added that these deaths were claims ‘exaggerated on social media’. 

I don’t know if he’s seen these two recent videos that show indiscriminate and excessive firing of tear gas, something that is tantamount to collective punishment. 

Original Post – Jan 27th 2012

Amnesty International have finally called for an investigation into the misuse of tear gas in Bahrain. Although it reports the figure of those who have died as a result of tear gas as ‘more than a dozen‘, the figure could actually be about 20. That means out of the 59 extra judicial civilian deaths that have occurred since February 14th 2011 about 1 in 3 have been reportedly been because of tear gas. While there are many who people who doubt the validity of these claims, there is certainly enough evidence to warrant a proper investigation. Indeed, an independent investigation would not only provide a clearer answer as to the circumstances surrounding these deaths, but also give ammunition to those arguing for better regulation of the under-regulated crowd control weapons industry. On a local level, it would provide a definite figure that would prevent the proliferation of accusations and rumours relating to the integrity of such claims. The purpose of this blog is to just provide an updated list of those reported to have died from tear gas in some form or other. Again, bear in mind that not all of these cases are clear cut, and I suggest you  look at this excellent wikipedia entry. It documents in detail all the extra judicial deaths that have occurred since February 14th 2011. Most of it has been compiled by  @billmarczak ‘s and is extremely thorough.      

I have documented extensively the dangers of tear gas in several blogs. I  recommend you read this one to get a good insight into how the non-lethal/less lethal aspect of tear gas is a misnomer. For others posts on tear gas in Bahrain go here and here.

List of deaths in which tear gas is reported to have been a contributing factor

	Name	From	Date of Death	Age
1	Isa Mohammed Ali Abdulla	Ma’ameer	25 Mar 2011	71
2	Sayed Ahmed Saeed Shams	Saar	30 Mar 2011	14
3	Khadija Merza Abbas Yusuf Abdulhai	Sanabis	5 Apr 2011	n/a
4	Mohamed Abdulhusain Farhan	Sitra	30 Apr 2011	6
5	Zainab Ali Ahmed	Sanabis	2 Jun 2011	69
6	Alsayed Adnan Alsayed Hasan Almusawi	al-Markh	23 Jun 2011	44
7	Zainab Hasan Ahmed Jumaa	Sitra	15 Jul 2011	38
8	Isa Ahmed Altaweel	Sitra	31 July 2011	50
9	Ali Jawad Alsheikh	Sitra	31 Aug 2011	14
10	Sayed Jawad Ahmed Hashim Marhoon	Sitra	14 Sep 2011	40
11	Jaafar Lutf Allah	Abu Saiba	30 Sep 2011	74
12	Sajida Faisal Jawad	Bilad al Qadeem	11 Dec 2011	5 days
13	Abdali Ali Ahmed	Muqsha	17 Dec 2011	73
14	Sayed Hashim Sayed Saeed[	Hamad Town	31 Dec 2011	15
15	Fakhriyya Jassim Mohamed Al-Sakran	Jid Ali	3 Jan 2012	55
16	Salma Mohsin	Barbar	15 Jan 2012	21
17	Yaseen Jassim Al-Asfoor	Ma’ameer	20 Jan 2012	11 or 14
18	Mohamed Khamis al-Khunaizi	Jidhafs	20 Jan 2012	24/25
19	Saeed Ali Hassan Al-Sikry	Noaim	25 Jan 2012	65
20	Abbas Jaffaar al-Sheikh	Al Daih	25 Jan 2012	25
21	Saeed Ali Al-Sukari	A’ali	25 Jan 2012	65
22	Zahra Ali Alhawaj	Noaim	1 Feb 2012	69
23	Abdali Ali Mohamed,	Ma’ameer	1 Feb 2012	58
24	Ali Issa Abdulla Alhayeki	Samaheej	6 Feb 2012	48