Bahrain to citizens living abroad: Spy on countrymen, no protests permitted
\nGulf kingdom’s alleged campaign of intimidation extends thousands of miles beyond its borders<\/p>\n
LONDON \u2014 Bahrainis living abroad have been ordered to spy on their countrymen in the wake of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.<\/p>\n
Documents containing “loyalty pledges” \u2014 which also require expats to promise they will not protest against the tiny Gulf state’s government \u2014 have been sent to students attending university in the U.K.<\/p>\n
Some Bahrainis told msnbc.com that they feel abandoned by Western leaders in the face of an alleged campaign of intimidation that extends far beyond the country’s borders. <\/p>\n