The uprising was met the government by the use of widespread torture, extrajudicial killings and forced deportations, but it subsided after King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa carried out wide ranging political reforms after he ascended to the throne in 1999.
The uprising was brutally crushed by the Al Khalifa regime with the use of widespread torture, extrajudicial killings and forced deportations. The violence generally subsided after King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa carried out political reforms after he ascended to the throne in 1999.