Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times was allowed back into Bahrain last week to observe the situation on the ground, although he and his cameraman were briefly held by police amid secuity forces' attempts to disperse protests. His report on the clashes and political situation accompanies his column today, "If this repression were unfolding in Iran or Syria, the White House would thunder with indignation. When it is our pals who behave this way, it is even more essential that we speak out."
Among those interviewed by Kristof are regime supporter Saqer Al Khalifa, activist Zainab Alkhawaja, Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Center of Human Rights, and Sadiq Al Ekri, a plastic surgeon severely beaten this spring by security forces.