2012 in Bahrain

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Bahrain.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
 * Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

January

 * January 1 - A funeral of a Bahraini youth killed the previous day (December 31) in a protest turns into another protest with police forced to use tear gas.
 * January 15 - Opposition leaders and activists say reforms proposed by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa are "cosmetic" and will do little to stop the uprising.
 * January 27 - Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the fatal tear gassing of residential areas by Bahraini security forces.