Bahrain Uprising in Focus
Bahrain was barely known to most Americans before last week when tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, riding the wave of uprisings that have been swelling across North Africa and the Middle East.

PARDONED: Bahraini Shi'ite cleric Mohammed Habib Moqdad in Manama on Feb. 23, after being released by the authorities along with 22 other Shi'ite activists held on terrorism counts. They were pardoned by King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa in response to demands by anti-government protesters.Joseph Eid/Getty Images
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