Bahrain steps up pressure on Shiite 'plotters'
What began last month with the arrest of an opposition leader in Bahrain has mushroomed into a full-blown political offensive in the tiny Gulf nation with big fault lines: U.S.-allied Sunni rulers against members of a Shiite majority being cast as coup plotters who could open the door to Iranian influence.
On Sunday, Bahrain's Cabinet warned that anyone convicted of trying to undermine the state would be deprived of rights such as housing assistance and other government help. (AP)
