Ein schiitischer Kleriker wurde zum Tode verurteilt, weil er gegen das Königshaus protestierte. Eine Terrorzelle des IS richtete darauf Schiiten hin. Der Fall zeigt das Scheitern der saudischen Religionspolitik.
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In mid-March 2011, the security forces were able to instigate a broad clampdown against the mobilized public and ensure the survival of the regime within a matter of days. How can this be explained?
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After decades of using anti-Shiism as a strategic tool at home and abroad it will be virtually impossible to backtrack without alienating the core constituencies of the Saudi regime.
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In the run-up to the third anniversary of the Bahraini uprising on February 14, 2011, mass protests with tens of thousands of participants again engulfed the small kingdom.
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