DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s Parliament approved a constitutional change on Sunday that will allow military courts to try civilians, the kingdom’s latest move in a mounting crackdown on dissent. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBahrain is off Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast in the Persian Gulf, and hosts the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe bill revises a portion of Bahrain’s Constitution by removing limitations on whom military courts can try. In the wake of those protests, military courts tried hundreds of defendants. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBahrain’s main Shiite opposition group has been dismantled.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 00:18 UTC