In April 2011, two months after the eruption of mass protests in Bahrain, the kingdom has largely silenced the opposition, jailing hundreds of activists in a crackdown that has left the [[Obama]] administration vulnerable to charges that it is upholding democratic values in the [[Middle East]] selectively. | In April 2011, two months after the eruption of mass protests in Bahrain, the kingdom has largely silenced the opposition, jailing hundreds of activists in a crackdown that has left the [[Obama]] administration vulnerable to charges that it is upholding democratic values in the [[Middle East]] selectively. |