February 14 Youth Coalition

Coalition Youth of 14 Feb Revolution (Arabic: إئتلاف شباب ثورة 14 فبراير), sometimes called The Coalition (Arabic: الإئتلاف) is a Bahraini youth group, named after the date of the beginning of Bahrain's uprising, and led by anonymous individuals who organize protests chiefly via new-media sites. The Coalition first appeared on the popular pro-democracy forum Bahrain Online. Their Facebook page started in April 2011 where they have 65,282 likes (as of July 2014). It is the main Facebook page that calls for daily peaceful demonstrations and protests. One of the first sub-groups called February 14 Youth was behind the call for demonstrations on February 14, 2011, named "Day of Rage" and developed later to a nationwide uprising. in 2017, the group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

Coalition Youth of 14 Feb Revolution
إئتلاف شباب ثورة 14 فبراير
FoundedMarch 2011
FounderAnonymous activists
TypePressure group
Political group
FocusDemocracy
Social justice
Free and fair elections
Area served
Bahrain
Official language
Arabic
WebsiteFacebook page
Twitter page
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