Bahrain follows Trump trip with dissent crackdown

daily mail

Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf last month — a move that experts say is no coincidence.

“The human rights situation was already bad, but the timing of the latest crackdown is striking and it’s unlikely to be coincidental,” said Jane Kinninmont, senior research fellow at Chatham House.

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