Crackdown on protesters comes as Bahrain’s citizens remember their own Arab Spring
Bahrain
Away From Egypt, Bahrain’s Own Arab Spring Uprising Heats Up Again
Correction appended: Aug. 25, 2013, 7:27 p.m. E.T.
While violence rages in Cairo, the dysfunctional center of the Arab Spring, another unresolved conflict from that season of unrest in the region is flaring. Amid increasing …
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Protests in Bahrain
Anti-regime demonstrators gather in Diraz