I only hope that energy independence will someday eliminate our governments motivations to manipulate and support these repressive regimes. Or course, there will always be another high value commodity for them to lust over. just a pipe dream, probably.
Xzstnce I’m Bahraini and I live in Bahrain I do what all teenagers do I feel like I’m as free as bird these people or the protesters just want the Shia to rule everything but my country is peaceful
We had former US ambassador to Kuwait James Larocco speak at my University about 3 weeks ago. He spoke about the Arab Spring and Bahrain. In a lot of cases, he mentioned the US likes to deal with the devil they know, than the devil they don't, and are not afraid of sacrificing basic rights in support of vital interests. In particular to Bahrain, the vital interest is the freedom of navigation, where a substantial amount of energy is flowing out that narrow strait to countries around the world. What I got out of the talk was that, interests > rights. So don't fall for that bullshit when they say they are committed to basic human rights around the world, when we ourselves rank as one of the worst violators.
Holy shit. Mad respect to every protester and HUGE props to vice for spreading it to a larger audience. This had me choking back tears. I love how far we have come with tech and the internet regimes like this will be exposed all across the globe.
I'm afraid it didn't change anything. The bahrainis were forgotten and that helped their government behave more atrociously than ever, they imprisoned 3 of the leaders of the resistance for life, including the one speaking in this video. Today, the protests are limited to after-dark chants
15:25 The American and Saudi ally Bahrain regime shoots and unarmed civilian at point blank region. Thank you America for your "democracy" of supporting totalitarian kingship throughout the Mideast.
Lets hope that the people of Bahrain will be able to achieve freedom and equality. The western states should do their best in supporting them on this way instead of having good relationships with their dictatorial government.
***** Im neither with them nor against them. At the beginnign of the revolution when it was peaceful me and my family supported the rebls because assad is essentially the Saddam of Syria. But once saudi arabia started arming the rebels and inciting hatred and sectarianism into the revolution we couldnt side with them anymore.
When Saudi royals feared next door regime change and UK and USA fears oil supply , people of bahrain just became a voice that needed to be shut down.....
Sujay Banerjee We’ve made mistakes in the past by letting Iran have influence in Iraq Syria Yemen and Lebanon that’s why we will never let them have control another countries in the region
Bullshit! I go to Bahrain a lot and never saw protestors...maybe this is a really poor area with Persian Bahrainis who want Bahrain to be like Iran. Bahrain is a beautiful country!
that makes no sense. you can't just go to a country as a tourist and figure that the country is a well functioning, wealthy country just by seeing all of the nice tourist spots that are strictly there for show.
فارس البلاد انتم مستوطنين مستعربين تم استيراد اجدادك من بلاد فارس لخدمة العرب في البناء و الزراعة الخ.. تم تعريب اجدادك مع مرور الزمن. الخطأ التاريخي تم تصحيحه بتجنيس الأخوة العرب من اليمن و سوريا و الأردن الخ.. عاش البحرينيين العرب.. الموت للمستوطنين البحارنه العجم
Bahrain has the most resilient population in the entire Arab Gulf. Once the oil runs out in the region in about 30 years, you will see revolutions in neighboring Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
This is awful. No peaceful protesters should have to suffer this police brutality. I am glad though to see the bravery of those standing together for unjust laws and the journey towards democracy and freedoms
May the people of Bahrain get their civil liberties and rights as human beings. I hate Saudi Arabia and other monarchal governments were the people have no say, and Bahrain is definitely no exception.
Hillary Clinton and Obama funded programs pushing this because they purposely wanted to destabilize the middle east. They didn't actually care about your freedom.
This is one the reasons I wanted my country (Scotland) to leave the UK, my government is as corrupt as this one, if mine was wanting democracy for all it would put pressure on Bahrain to change. Great Britain is more like a joke.
I looked for the most liberal Muslim countries and found a list that has Bahrain as #1: "Bahrain is the Arabic world’s most liberal country partly because it is the center for commerce in the Gulf. This outward-looking nature was further strengthened by education reforms started at the beginning of the 20th Century which spurred the development of the Kingdom’s middle class and thus gave the country a very different economic structure than many of its neighbors." If Bahrain is the best example of a liberal Muslim nation, I'm disappointed.
Liz R , disappointed that freedomhouse 2014 scores Bahrain is "Not Free". There is absolutely no Muslim-dominated nation that ranks as "Free" :( freedomhouse.org/country/bahrain#.VGy-Gp8o6BY
Ken Scherer Freedom House is a bunch of Reaganites and capitalists. Oh, and Web toad Lawrence Lessig, who thinks we have a cultural responsibility to rip off "creative professionals." Don't sweat it.
This video saddens me and shows how heavy handed, corrupt and utterly disgusting the Bahraini authority and riot police treat protesters. It's fucking sadistic. RIP to all peaceful protesters who die and have died in Bahrain and peace to those currently being tortured.
Never thought that Vice would know that my country even existed. Thank you so much for making this documentary. This is some legit shit right here.Its so sad, but true. Although its not as intense now.
the british gov wont say anything because they would do the same to us english if we went out onto the streets calling for there downfall trust me on that.
Bahrain is a paradise if you do not look into its current problem. I'm a 16 year old Filipino who lived in Bahrain all my life. Al shariatawel Bahrain!
Frederick Kaludis You don't read all this in GDN because it is prohibited. I am an Indian, born and raised in Bahrain. I thought it was a paradise till the Arab Springs. The Monarchy is wrong.
that doesn't look like a paradise to me. if bahrain really does "look" that nice then all that means is that it has potential to one day be a paradise but unfortunately isn't because of a murderous tyrannical dictator king won't allow it for a large number of citizens in the country. do you think that these protestors would have sacrificed and risked their lives by peacefully protesting the governments actions? i think that all of you guys who are praising the bahrainian monarchy are paid by the monarchy to troll for them and are really horrible at doing your jobs in being able to defend the monarchies actions.
Емил Ефендулов it's kind of hard to say the media isn't being truthful here with all of the video evidence in this video. i'm sure that there is a lot more to the story then this but still there is no excuse for what the police did to the protestors in representation of the monarchy. what i heard a few years ago, this has a lot to do with sunni dominance over minority shiites and shiites being discriminated against when it comes to jobs. there are also other sunnis who feel discriminated against and they have joined up with the shiites in protest.
Edward: The sad thing Is shias aren't even minority, they ar majority And the only real Bahrainies. Bahraini sunnies with Al chalifa family invaded the country 3 centuries ago And current gvm Is importing sunni foreigners And giving them citizenship while striping many shias from it. They ar walking there in their traditional punjabi dress And they own Bahraini passport. Many of the "Bahraini citizens" on high gvm posts can't even speak Arabic. That's how they ar slowly changing the ratio. Totally disgusting.
I am seeking anyone who lives in or had lived in Bahrain during this time for a thesis regarding this event. If you would be interested in having an interview (in English) for a publication in the United States, please contact me/reply to this comment.
It says all when all the power is in the hands of a family. In such a place like this no one can freely express their opinion. I don't think anyone would live in dictatorship country. Fight till you overcome these fat bastards dictators.
an activist thats 9 months preganant was released out of prision a week ago whoms father is senetnced to life in prision because he was one of the founders of the protest
as a neutral Bahraini citizen i must say that although some of the points mentioned here are objectively valid, this video only shows the opposition's arguments; both the government and opposition are guilty of crimes against each other and rather than pointing fingers at who is innocent and who's guilty, both parties should be charged and judged accordingly, this is how justice will be made, this is not a simple matter where one party is absolutely guilty and the other absolutely innocent. All they've been doing in the past 4 years is using each others crimes to justify their own crimes, which causes a never ending loop of committing crimes and blaming the other party.
Reality is Bahrain is comparatively poor and the sunni royal family understandably favors its own supporters for government jobs instead of the shia rebels that want them gone. If the shia were to gain power the place would quickly be turned into a socialist shithole with high taxes (unable to attract investment), all the oil money going towards appeasing the masses and destined to starve once the oil is gone. Realistically the best thing in the long run is for the monarchy to stay and enable further economic growth.
Anybody who wants a pass on running around killing people in broad daylight, enlist as law enforcement for one of these repressive governments. Some crazy shit.
Bahrain was and still is the best chance for one of these absolute monarchies/dictatorships in the Gulf to go down. I believe that it will happen sooner rather than later. I believe the whole of the Gulf and eventually even Saudi Arabia will see fundamental change occur within this century.
I am not really susprised by this. Of course we would never call out an ally of ours. How can we when Bahrain is home to one of our naval fleets? We are such hypocrites when we call out tyrants for their misdeeds yet our quiet when we have allies that do the same thing. At the same time however, if we support a rebellion there, not only will we lose a strategic asset, but it could lead to the rise of more fanatics which is the last thing we need.
@@vanillaice4633 This Is true for some BLM protesters as well. But in Bahrain, they aren't looting and destroying private bussinesses. If u do such thing, u ar nothing but a thief.
I have personally admired the topics covered by vice and vice news as they were always unbiased and objective and I never commented on any RUclips content ever but the content on this documentary provoked me and I will speak up. I'm an expat residing in Bahrain for almost three years now and when I first came to Bahrain I had no deep knowledge about the so called "unrest" and i analysed facts based on my daily observations and interactions with Bahrainis from both sects (Sunni's and Shia's) and built my conclusion based on that. Following are my comments on this documentary to both the reporter and the production team: 1. I would have really appreciated if the reporter took both sides of the story as truth is always somewhere in between. 2. Did the team do a research on the demographics of the opposition? Did you question yourself how come all the interviewees were Shias and I strongly believe it can't be a coincidence. 3. Did anyone ever wonder why were there flags with statements such as "يا حسين" raised by the protestors in the footage embedded in the documentary -if you don't get what I mean, research it-. 4. Did the reporter ask any of the interviewees what are they protesting for, what's the cause they are fighting for, what are the real reasons they are destroying "their own country". 5. Did anyone even bother to quantify the impact that this unrest had on Bahrain's economy and economical growth. 6. Don't you think that the expected reaction from any civil defence army all over the world when attacked by Molotov cocktails is to shoot tear gas canisters against the offenders? 7. Where did the reporter conclude from that Sheikh Nasser is a playboy!? 8. I invite the whole team again to visit Bahrain to proof to you that Bahrain is exactly what you see in glossy magazines and not what you have reported here. 9. The dictatorship and the regime that Nabil Rajab was offending has released him again a couple o weeks ago if you check Bahrain's local news. 10. A message to Nabil Rajab: "in any royal monarchy, the power is distributed between the royal family, I don't find it surprising that the king appoints his son as a crown prince; please do a more deeper research on royal monarchies. You might need to find a more solid reasons to justify why you oppose the ruling regime in Bahrain and its legitimacy" I leave you with all these questions and feel free to interact politely and objectively. Thank you.
Go live your life and enjoy and suddenly one day when you are in your grave your gonna get questioned about your sectarian views my brain hurts me after reading a disgusting comment like yours مرتزقة خليفة موتو بغيضكم عبدت الملوك لعنكم الله
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I really like how human rights are not a thing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, etc. but no one gives a shit, because they need that oil. Such hipocracy.
I only hope that energy independence will someday eliminate our governments motivations to manipulate and support these repressive regimes. Or course, there will always be another high value commodity for them to lust over. just a pipe dream, probably.
I am a bahraini living in bahrain, every SINGLE person has rights..
Xzstnce I’m Bahraini and I live in Bahrain I do what all teenagers do I feel like I’m as free as bird these people or the protesters just want the Shia to rule everything but my country is peaceful
@@faisalkhalid2010 That is exactly what it's all about, they want to turn Bahrain into another Iran.
@@faisalkhalid2010 lmao
We had former US ambassador to Kuwait James Larocco speak at my University about 3 weeks ago. He spoke about the Arab Spring and Bahrain. In a lot of cases, he mentioned the US likes to deal with the devil they know, than the devil they don't, and are not afraid of sacrificing basic rights in support of vital interests. In particular to Bahrain, the vital interest is the freedom of navigation, where a substantial amount of energy is flowing out that narrow strait to countries around the world. What I got out of the talk was that, interests > rights. So don't fall for that bullshit when they say they are committed to basic human rights around the world, when we ourselves rank as one of the worst violators.
All I saw in Bahrain was drunk Saudis.
They don't call it the Las Vegas of the Gulf States for nothing.
yeah ... that's pretty much it
As an American citizen, I apologize on behalf of my government. The California Republic stands with the protesters. DOWN WITH MONARCHS AND TYRANNY!
we have a strong believe that the American people has nothing to do with US policy of supporting dictators and oppressive monarchs.
thank you.
What the British pm said is true tyranny
Bahrain son Those are our ''representatives' that don't represent anything besides their own corporate interests.
"The UK government does not support trade over human rights" HILARIOUS!
@Bman Chu so you want to be a subject to and ruled by a king who does not give a dammn about your right.....I curse inhumans like you.
Aptly said....👍
@@SujoyBanerjee1907 that is pretty much the problem
Ben Anderson you remain one of the top 3 journalists on this globe, much respect and great work. Thank you
Top 3 "tourists" :p
how can you watch this whole video without getting angry???? WTFFFF????
Brother I did watched the whole.....to understand how SAUDI UK USA ignore human rights
Qatar and Iran are not falling in this trap
There was no peaceful protest it is all just propaganda against Our King.
@@lag2yt LOL propaganda
2:58 Anyone know who's that speaking and if there's a name/link to that speech? Thanks.
David Cameron
FINALLY SOMEONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO BAHRAIN SITUATION!
Shocking what those in power will do to keep it.
I'm glad that people are waking up all over the world though.
Holy shit. Mad respect to every protester and HUGE props to vice for spreading it to a larger audience. This had me choking back tears.
I love how far we have come with tech and the internet regimes like this will be exposed all across the globe.
I'm afraid it didn't change anything. The bahrainis were forgotten and that helped their government behave more atrociously than ever, they imprisoned 3 of the leaders of the resistance for life, including the one speaking in this video. Today, the protests are limited to after-dark chants
But American empire never allow this happen
15:25 The American and Saudi ally Bahrain regime shoots and unarmed civilian at point blank region. Thank you America for your "democracy" of supporting totalitarian kingship throughout the Mideast.
Lets hope that the people of Bahrain will be able to achieve freedom and equality. The western states should do their best in supporting them on this way instead of having good relationships with their dictatorial government.
The west should never get involved
Bahrain is free…. We dont need a democracy!
Ben Anderson has got to be my favorite journalist to watch and listen to
Thank you vice news. Call me ignorant, but this is the first I've heard about this conflict; big fan of your reporting.
Ahmads father seems like a good man
Once a government reaches such a level where people want change, change cannot happen. Every government is a beast, that cannot be stopped.
I'm so fucking proud of my Shia brothers in Bahrain. God bless you and keep fighting those who oppress you!
God bless you sir!
***** I am Arab but my forefathers are Aramaic
***** no worries
*****
what about them
*****
Im neither with them nor against them. At the beginnign of the revolution when it was peaceful me and my family supported the rebls because assad is essentially the Saddam of Syria. But once saudi arabia started arming the rebels and inciting hatred and sectarianism into the revolution we couldnt side with them anymore.
Brave people... They resisted and inshallah they will b victorious..
This is the example for those who still believe in so called human rights..
15:26... Savage. I'm not goin' to Bahrain. You can have that..
How did the father at 21:00 not break down and cry when he is talking about his dead son and looking at pictures of his dead body?
How the hell can west collaborate with Bahrains goverment? This is sick and disgusting, something has to be done.
The same way Russia collaborate Syrian government
That sweet sweet oil baby
Victory is near keeping pushing!!
no power is greater enough to suppress your passion for self determination!!dignity!!Honour!!
When Saudi royals feared next door regime change and UK and USA fears oil supply , people of bahrain just became a voice that needed to be shut down.....
Sujay Banerjee
We’ve made mistakes in the past by letting Iran have influence in Iraq Syria Yemen and Lebanon that’s why we will never let them have control another countries in the region
And how do u know the opposition wants to be Saudi enemy and turns to Iran? They aren't that stupid to do that.
29:00 was waiting for it longer than I expected.
People in power will do a lot to stay in power
I hope they will make a change and dont give up
i was born in Bahrain, lived there for about 11 to 12 years..
Internet is the best thing that ever happened to mankind.
without any doubt.
Excellent job!
THIS VIDEO HAS TO GO VIRAL!!!!!!!!!
😂No 👹🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚
thanks you vice news you guys delivered yet again!
16:52 DAMN THAT E30 THO!
Is it just me or do those SWAT vans look bad ass.
Bullshit! I go to Bahrain a lot and never saw protestors...maybe this is a really poor area with Persian Bahrainis who want Bahrain to be like Iran. Bahrain is a beautiful country!
that makes no sense. you can't just go to a country as a tourist and figure that the country is a well functioning, wealthy country just by seeing all of the nice tourist spots that are strictly there for show.
ARAB POWER Judgment Day in Hell
Fuck you , because you are small head
small babay
فارس البلاد
العرب هم سكان البحرين الأصليين
انت فارسي إرجع إلى بلاد فارس
ملاحظة :
شكراً لك لعبادة الإله العربي و تقديس العرب من آل البيت
فارس البلاد
انتم مستوطنين مستعربين
تم استيراد اجدادك من بلاد فارس
لخدمة العرب في البناء و الزراعة الخ..
تم تعريب اجدادك مع مرور الزمن.
الخطأ التاريخي تم تصحيحه
بتجنيس الأخوة العرب من اليمن و سوريا و الأردن الخ..
عاش البحرينيين العرب..
الموت للمستوطنين البحارنه العجم
فارس البلاد أعني العملة القديمة
What can we do to make this known and have something done about this?
Firstly thank you vice news for your coverage.
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND IT CANNOT BE DENIED.
Guy: we are peaceful and to remain peaceful
Protesters: throws Molotovs
Let the people Bahrain make it rain, shower your governments thoughts to democracy! Props to the news reporter risking his life to get the footage!
Bahrain has the most resilient population in the entire Arab Gulf. Once the oil runs out in the region in about 30 years, you will see revolutions in neighboring Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Maybe even Dubai
But oil will be obsolete long before it runs out
This is awful. No peaceful protesters should have to suffer this police brutality. I am glad though to see the bravery of those standing together for unjust laws and the journey towards democracy and freedoms
oil wells would eventually dry up one day
Inshallah I pray to my lord these oppressed are not tortured any more!!IMAGINE WITH THIS SPIRIT WITH ARMS!!
May the people of Bahrain get their civil liberties and rights as human beings.
I hate Saudi Arabia and other monarchal governments were the people have no say, and Bahrain is definitely no exception.
stay mad
This is why every individual should have have access to personal weapons.
I grew up in this….now I finally understand what actually was the reason…
Hillary Clinton and Obama funded programs pushing this because they purposely wanted to destabilize the middle east. They didn't actually care about your freedom.
The protest of the pearl monument was truly beautiful, but when the police, THE POLICE took it away, it was the saddest thing I've ever seen.
exactly, it was like a dream for us gathering there and the dream destroyed by the ruler Hamad paranoia.
Pearl roundabout.
This is one the reasons I wanted my country (Scotland) to leave the UK, my government is as corrupt as this one, if mine was wanting democracy for all it would put pressure on Bahrain to change. Great Britain is more like a joke.
Simply the fact that you are able to say just that without being persecuted is evidence of the opposite.
Ben Anderson likes wobbly camera movements.
So a Unicorn walked in a bar..
In this piece, VICE failed to put us in perspective by explaining some of the demographic and sectarian tensions that contribute to this conflict.
VICE News much respect :)
thank you for this outstanding doc
Why don't they mention this is sunni vs shia? Royal family is Sunnis . protesters are Shia.
I Love Bahrain and lived in Manama
This is mostly closed off now but it's sad to see
Hey kid if you really love Bahrain you should support them and not be against them...
I looked for the most liberal Muslim countries and found a list that has Bahrain as #1: "Bahrain is the Arabic world’s most liberal country partly because it is the center for commerce in the Gulf. This outward-looking nature was further strengthened by education reforms started at the beginning of the 20th Century which spurred the development of the Kingdom’s middle class and thus gave the country a very different economic structure than many of its neighbors." If Bahrain is the best example of a liberal Muslim nation, I'm disappointed.
Disappointed in what? Some list you found?
freedomhouse.org/country/bahrain#.VGy-Gp8o6BY
Liz R , disappointed that freedomhouse 2014 scores Bahrain is "Not Free". There is absolutely no Muslim-dominated nation that ranks as "Free" :( freedomhouse.org/country/bahrain#.VGy-Gp8o6BY
Ken Scherer Freedom House is a bunch of Reaganites and capitalists. Oh, and Web toad Lawrence Lessig, who thinks we have a cultural responsibility to rip off "creative professionals." Don't sweat it.
Ken Scherer If it makes you feel any better, Senegal has is muslim dominated AND rated as "free" by Freedom House.
15:26 Did one of those guy just shoot that guy with a live round point blank.
What the hell!!
I see a potential provence of the Caliphate ripe for the pickings...
Mercenary Army is expensive but effective.
Situations like this, peaceful protests will never work. The people need to rise up in a violent way.
INTIFADA, INTIFADA, INTIFADA.. pick up arms, fight for your freedom
Off topic, but Nabeel Rajab looks a lot like Jose Mourinho.
This video saddens me and shows how heavy handed, corrupt and utterly disgusting the Bahraini authority and riot police treat protesters. It's fucking sadistic.
RIP to all peaceful protesters who die and have died in Bahrain and peace to those currently being tortured.
Never thought that Vice would know that my country even existed. Thank you so much for making this documentary. This is some legit shit right here.Its so sad, but true. Although its not as intense now.
الله يحفظ البحرين من كل شر
No wonder Ben has ptsd jfc. Every where he goes seems to literally be just moments away from turning into a war crime.
Nabeel Rajab was just arrested again...
Meanwhile people call Russel Brand a revolutionary...
the british gov wont say anything because they would do the same to us english if we went out onto the streets calling for there downfall trust me on that.
and who will show the other side of picture
Your mom maybe
sad to say Nabeel Rajab is in prison now, and probably will remain so
Bahrain is a paradise if you do not look into its current problem. I'm a 16 year old Filipino who lived in Bahrain all my life.
Al shariatawel Bahrain!
***** Just because the media tells you one thing, this does not mean that it's the general truth.
Frederick Kaludis You don't read all this in GDN because it is prohibited. I am an Indian, born and raised in Bahrain. I thought it was a paradise till the Arab Springs. The Monarchy is wrong.
that doesn't look like a paradise to me. if bahrain really does "look" that nice then all that means is that it has potential to one day be a paradise but unfortunately isn't because of a murderous tyrannical dictator king won't allow it for a large number of citizens in the country. do you think that these protestors would have sacrificed and risked their lives by peacefully protesting the governments actions? i think that all of you guys who are praising the bahrainian monarchy are paid by the monarchy to troll for them and are really horrible at doing your jobs in being able to defend the monarchies actions.
Емил Ефендулов
it's kind of hard to say the media isn't being truthful here with all of the video evidence in this video. i'm sure that there is a lot more to the story then this but still there is no excuse for what the police did to the protestors in representation of the monarchy. what i heard a few years ago, this has a lot to do with sunni dominance over minority shiites and shiites being discriminated against when it comes to jobs. there are also other sunnis who feel discriminated against and they have joined up with the shiites in protest.
Edward: The sad thing Is shias aren't even minority, they ar majority And the only real Bahrainies. Bahraini sunnies with Al chalifa family invaded the country 3 centuries ago And current gvm Is importing sunni foreigners And giving them citizenship while striping many shias from it. They ar walking there in their traditional punjabi dress And they own Bahraini passport. Many of the "Bahraini citizens" on high gvm posts can't even speak Arabic. That's how they ar slowly changing the ratio. Totally disgusting.
I am seeking anyone who lives in or had lived in Bahrain during this time for a thesis regarding this event. If you would be interested in having an interview (in English) for a publication in the United States, please contact me/reply to this comment.
these are not peacfull demonsterators they are throwing cocktail molotovs at police
What else would you expect against armed forces using shotguns?
Excellent video and report.
2017 bro
It says all when all the power is in the hands of a family. In such a place like this no one can freely express their opinion. I don't think anyone would live in dictatorship country.
Fight till you overcome these fat bastards dictators.
an activist thats 9 months preganant was released out of prision a week ago whoms father is senetnced to life in prision because he was one of the founders of the protest
as a neutral Bahraini citizen i must say that although some of the points mentioned here are objectively valid, this video only shows the opposition's arguments; both the government and opposition are guilty of crimes against each other and rather than pointing fingers at who is innocent and who's guilty, both parties should be charged and judged accordingly, this is how justice will be made, this is not a simple matter where one party is absolutely guilty and the other absolutely innocent. All they've been doing in the past 4 years is using each others crimes to justify their own crimes, which causes a never ending loop of committing crimes and blaming the other party.
bahrain is a good island and the king also and shia are doing this just to take over the island and make it like iran
Nearly 70% of its citizens are shia, what do you expect?
Nabeel Rajab was imprisoned after the filming of this and remains in prison now
Great job .. thank you from people of Bahrain
Down Hamad
Down Allah
Long live hamad
How tf have they been hiding this
Okay it may be better than most countries in the area, but it is really just terrible
Reality is Bahrain is comparatively poor and the sunni royal family understandably favors its own supporters for government jobs instead of the shia rebels that want them gone.
If the shia were to gain power the place would quickly be turned into a socialist shithole with high taxes (unable to attract investment), all the oil money going towards appeasing the masses and destined to starve once the oil is gone. Realistically the best thing in the long run is for the monarchy to stay and enable further economic growth.
One of the based Comment in the comments
5:31 reporter said "dictatorship" where the fuck did he come up with dictatorship in bahrain.
Anybody who wants a pass on running around killing people in broad daylight, enlist as law enforcement for one of these repressive governments. Some crazy shit.
its a island thats why protest can destroy single handly. if any border nearby Bahrain then you will see the game changing dirty politics
Thats what happens when you give up your guns
In these cases, the people never had guns in the first place
Merica
Bahrain was and still is the best chance for one of these absolute monarchies/dictatorships in the Gulf to go down. I believe that it will happen sooner rather than later. I believe the whole of the Gulf and eventually even Saudi Arabia will see fundamental change occur within this century.
Constitutional M0narchy 📕
@@aadithyanc.koccupyandcolon6792 ok there is a constitution but the whole of government is run by the ruling family
Why tf are they silenced ? why do we not know about this ?
@29:00 how peaceful are the protestors
saddest thing....i seen im my life.
Britain after 10 years
They say the Queen gave 6 million to Bahrain King as tax money
so sad.
Oh my god vice news you should add consered scene before you upload this is full of violence
I am not really susprised by this. Of course we would never call out an ally of ours. How can we when Bahrain is home to one of our naval fleets? We are such hypocrites when we call out tyrants for their misdeeds yet our quiet when we have allies that do the same thing. At the same time however, if we support a rebellion there, not only will we lose a strategic asset, but it could lead to the rise of more fanatics which is the last thing we need.
Police throwing tear gas, then protesters respond with molotovs? I can see the peace here.
This Is what happens when police use brutality reguraly. People start to respond.
@@Anastazka00 RIP George Floyd.
@@vanillaice4633 This Is true for some BLM protesters as well. But in Bahrain, they aren't looting and destroying private bussinesses. If u do such thing, u ar nothing but a thief.
No they use shotguns also
This is a new one for me. I can understand using saudi army and mercenaries but police mercenaries from other countries. Is this actually true?
I have personally admired the topics covered by vice and vice news as they were always unbiased and objective and I never commented on any RUclips content ever but the content on this documentary provoked me and I will speak up.
I'm an expat residing in Bahrain for almost three years now and when I first came to Bahrain I had no deep knowledge about the so called "unrest" and i analysed facts based on my daily observations and interactions with Bahrainis from both sects (Sunni's and Shia's) and built my conclusion based on that.
Following are my comments on this documentary to both the reporter and the production team:
1. I would have really appreciated if the reporter took both sides of the story as truth is always somewhere in between.
2. Did the team do a research on the demographics of the opposition? Did you question yourself how come all the interviewees were Shias and I strongly believe it can't be a coincidence.
3. Did anyone ever wonder why were there flags with statements such as "يا حسين" raised by the protestors in the footage embedded in the documentary -if you don't get what I mean, research it-.
4. Did the reporter ask any of the interviewees what are they protesting for, what's the cause they are fighting for, what are the real reasons they are destroying "their own country".
5. Did anyone even bother to quantify the impact that this unrest had on Bahrain's economy and economical growth.
6. Don't you think that the expected reaction from any civil defence army all over the world when attacked by Molotov cocktails is to shoot tear gas canisters against the offenders?
7. Where did the reporter conclude from that Sheikh Nasser is a playboy!?
8. I invite the whole team again to visit Bahrain to proof to you that Bahrain is exactly what you see in glossy magazines and not what you have reported here.
9. The dictatorship and the regime that Nabil Rajab was offending has released him again a couple o weeks ago if you check Bahrain's local news.
10. A message to Nabil Rajab: "in any royal monarchy, the power is distributed between the royal family, I don't find it surprising that the king appoints his son as a crown prince; please do a more deeper research on royal monarchies. You might need to find a more solid reasons to justify why you oppose the ruling regime in Bahrain and its legitimacy"
I leave you with all these questions and feel free to interact politely and objectively.
Thank you.
Ahmad Daghlas ,your comments are right on point;l agree with you .
Go live your life and enjoy and suddenly one day when you are in your grave your gonna get questioned about your sectarian views
my brain hurts me after reading a disgusting comment like yours
مرتزقة خليفة موتو بغيضكم عبدت الملوك لعنكم الله
Free Bahrain from Gaza City🇧🇭🇵🇸
ok, got it. so fight for your freedom and stop pointing the finger.