{"id":345312,"date":"2026-05-20T21:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bahrains-crackdown-on-its-shiite-population-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:01:01","slug":"bahrains-crackdown-on-its-shiite-population-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bahrains-crackdown-on-its-shiite-population-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain&#8217;s &#8216;crackdown&#8217; on its Shiite population | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1bT8rrBoqXU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Bahrain's 'crackdown' on its Shiite population | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1bT8rrBoqXU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups have accused Bahrain of a crackdown against its Shiite population since the US-Israel war with Iran began. 69 people have had their citizenship stripped, after being accused of espionage and having links to Iran\u2019s RevolutionayGuard. 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