Muted reaction to Bahrain crackdown on pro-democracy activists is in stark contrast to those regarding Syria and Libya.
![Peaceful demonstrations in Bahrain have been brutally suppressed [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013112691711854734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

David Kode is the Participatory Governance Coordinator & Policy Officer with the CIVICUS Policy and Research Unit. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Africa's International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand.
Muted reaction to Bahrain crackdown on pro-democracy activists is in stark contrast to those regarding Syria and Libya.
![Peaceful demonstrations in Bahrain have been brutally suppressed [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013112691711854734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)