Exactly one year after demonstrations broke out in Bahrain, prompting a firm government crackdown, the country remains at a standstill. While the ruling authorities have maintained their grip on power and succeeded in forestalling major unrest, weekly protests endure and the death toll is steadily increasing. Although the government says that it has initiated reform opposition activists accuse it of offering too little, leading many to fear a new escalation. Said Boumedouha will give us his views on the evolving situation and the outlook for the months ahead.

Said Boumedouha is a Researcher on Bahrainand Iraq at Amnesty International. He has worked on a number of Middle East and North African countries in that capacity and has travelled extensively in the region. He spent one year (2006) in Darfur working for the UN. 

Anthony Dworkin is a Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR working on human rights, international justice, North Africa and the Middle East. Previously, he was the executive director of the Crimes of War Project and was in charge of their editorial direction. Before joining the Crimes of War Project he was a senior producer and reporter for BBC Current Affairs.