An unhappy isle: Bahrain is still hounding its Shia

An unhappy isle: Bahrain is still hounding its Shia | The Economist: 

The “national dialogue” that was espoused during more turbulent times by the king’s son and crown prince, Salman bin Hamad, is on hold. Many of his erstwhile interlocutors are in jail on implausible terrorist charges. The online edition of the last independent daily newspaper was banned on January 16th. Although the graffiti on village walls declare “Death to [King] Hamad”, few youngsters risk more than a token rally before police start firing birdshot. “We had a revolution and we lost,” says a female protest leader now in exile.