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Bahraini Lawmakers Face Backlash for Questioning Citizenship Revocations
After revoking the citizenship of 69 people accused of sympathizing with Iran during the U.S.-Israeli war, the Gulf kingdom has made revocation a "sovereign act" that can be handed down without evidence, a hearing or appeal. Three parliamentarians who questioned the measure now face expulsion from the body.
In Bahrain, Sympathy for Iran Takes On Sectarian Significance
As Iranian bombs have fallen, the Gulf kingdom has arrested over 150 people, most from Shiite villages, for expressing sympathy with Tehran. The war is exposing fractures the government thought it had buried years ago.