Bahrain: Repression Marks Uprising Anniversary

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image An anti-government protestor gestures in front of police as demonstrators re-occupy Pearl roundabout on February 19, 2011 in Manama, Bahrain. Ten years after the anti-government protests, virtually all opposition has been quashed. © 2011 John Moore/Getty Images (Beirut) – Bahraini activists commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings amid heavy repression, including the arrest and torture of children, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. Independent media and prominent opposition groups remained outlawed. Health and hygiene…

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