Bahrain: Ruled with an Iron Fist

12 years ago, massive protests in Bahrain rocked the small island in the Persian Gulf.

Millions of people poured to the streets in their struggle for freedom, decency and humanity; it was a nationwide protest against 200 years of the Al Khalifa ruling dictatorship, state repression and structural inequalities.

The Bahraini regime responded with a state of emergency and a violent crackdown that lasted for months.

Many were killed or injured, many more jailed or exiled, making Bahrain a country with one of the worst human rights records.

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