Bahraini's protesting in 2011 - Lewa'a Alnasr, wikimedia
It’s been five years since the uprising began in Bahrain. It started with peaceful protests, only to be crushed by an authoritarian government that enjoys the backing of a compliant media and the support of some of the most powerful Western countries.
Since then, the Bahraini authorities have spent millions of pounds on lobbyists and PR agencies to whitewash their abuses. They have put huge resources into wooing regional powers and world leaders, but none of that can change the terrible cruelties they have inflicted on their own people.
