The Bahraini authorities have launched a draconian crackdown targeting Shia Muslims under the guise of combating “Iranian networks” and “terrorist plots” following suit from neighbouring Gulf State amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. While portraying their actions as self defense, the facts paint a rather different story- one of antagonism and direct participation in a war that violates the UN C...
The narrative presented frames localized security actions in Bahrain and the wider Gulf States as legitimate self-defense, yet the pattern emerging across multiple actors points toward a coordinated mechanism targeting a specific sectarian group. The transition of charges—from alleged ties to the IRGC to financing terrorism—demonstrates how legal frameworks are selectively deployed to justify suppression, linking religious identity directly to state security threats. This selective application o...