Newsbook | Sectarian tensions in Bahrain

Dangerous divisions

In Manama, a façade of calm conceals ongoing repression of Bahrain's Shia majority. We speak to a government minister and Shia cleric

By The Economist online

In Manama, a façade of calm conceals ongoing repression of Bahrain's Shia majority. We speak to a government minister and Shia cleric

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