Violence Intensifies as Bahrain Awaits Peace Talks

At the beginning of 2014 there was new hope in Bahrain that a political consensus might finally be reached to help end the country’s three-year-long civil conflict. The crown prince met directly with opposition leaders in January, the first meeting since pro-democracy protests erupted in 2011. While the gesture aroused hopes that national reconciliation talks could be revived, two months later no discussions have taken place, and deadly violence has risen to a level not seen since the...

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