Bahrain #StopTheShipment tear gas effort scores victory
South Korea suspends planned exports in wake of global campaign.
Police get caught in their own tear gas during clashes with protesters in Maqsha village, north of the Bahraini capital Manama, September 21, 2013. (EPA/MAZEN MAHDI)
South Korea has suspended tear gas exports to Bahrain, citing political instability in the country. The decision scores a victory for advocacy group Bahrain Watch, which launched its #StopTheShipment campaign in October as an attempt to pressure Korean and South African suppliers to halt tear gas shipments to the Gulf kingdom.
According to Bahrain Watch, South Korean companies DaeKwang Chemical and CNO Tech together shipped more than 1 million tear gas canisters to Bahrain in 2011 and 2012. In October, the group leaked a document appearing to show an order of 1.6 million tear gas canisters from the Bahraini Ministry of the Interior.
Published On 7 Jan 2014