Nowhere will America’s commitment to democracy be tested more than in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Central Command.

The once massive pro-democracy protests in Bahrain have been reduced to small clashes between youth and police in predominantly Shia Muslim areas.

Security forces have launched a crackdown on protesters marked by beatings and sweeping arrests. Nearly 1,000 demonstrators have been imprisoned, among them doctors, artists and lawyers.

via Crackdown reins in Bahrain activists – Middle East – Al Jazeera English.