After year of 'repression' in Bahrain, West remains silent, Amnesty saysDUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain s government has crushed dissent and violently cracked down on protests in the past year, Amnesty International said on Thursday, and it accused Britain and the United States in particular of turning a blind eye to its abuses. Amnesty said in a report on Thursday that it had documented how the Bahraini government, from June 2016 to June 2017, arrested, tortured, threatened or banned from travel at least 169 activists and opponents or their relatives. Bahraini authorities could not immediately be reached for comment. Bahrain has repeatedly denied systematic rights abuses. Entitled  No one can protect you: Bahrain s year of crushing dissent , the report said that at least six people were killed, including a child, in the crackdowns. The report also accused Western governments, notably the United States and Britain of remaining silent. The two countries have a particularly high level of influence in Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based and where Britain s Royal Navy has a major facility.  Amnesty said U.S. President Donald Trump s policy has shifted from that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, who had publicly criticized the authorities of the tiny Gulf state.   In March 2017, President Trump told Bahrain s King Hamad  there won t be strain with this administration : Bahrain appears to have interpreted this statement as a green light to pursue its repression,  the report said. Bahrain has stepped up a crackdown on critics, shutting down two main political groups, revoking the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the Shi ite Muslim community and jailing rights campaigners. It denounced attempts by previous U.S. and UK governments to intervene in its campaign. In July, a Bahraini court sentenced rights campaigner and prominent activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail for allegedly making  false or malicious  statements about Bahraini authorities. Rajab is facing another trial and risks a further 15 years in prison for tweeting.  Using an array of tools of repression, including harassment, arbitrary detention and torture, the government of Bahrain has managed to crush a formerly thriving civil society,  Philip Luther, Amnesty International s director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement. Amnesty said it had received reports of nine cases of government critics being tortured in detention, eight of them in May 2017 alone. Bahrain has been a flashpoint since the Sunni-led government put down Arab Spring protests in 2011. The kingdom, most of whose population is Shi ite, says it faces a threat from neighboring Shi ite theocracy Iran. It accuses the Islamic Republic of radicalizing and arming some members of its majority Shi ite population in an effort to bring about the downfall of the ruling Al Khalifa family. Tehran denies any meddling in Bahrain. worldnews
after year bahrain west remains silent amnesty saysdubai reuters bahrain government crushed dissent violently cracked protests past year amnesty international said thursday accused britain united states particular turning blind eye abuses amnesty said report thursday documented bahrain government june june arrested tortured threatened banned travel least activists opponents relatives bahrain authorities could immediately reached comment bahrain repeatedly denied systematic rights abuses entitled no one protect bahrain year crushing dissent report said least six people killed including child crackdown the report also accused western governments notably united states britain remaining silent the two countries particularly high level influence bahrain fifth fleet based britain royal navy major facility amnesty said president donald trump policy shifted predecessor barack obama publicly criticized authorities tiny gulf state in march president trump told bahrain king ahmad strain administration bahrain appears interpreted statement green light pursue repression report said bahrain stepped crackdown critics shutting two main political groups evoking citizenship spiritual leader shi ite muslim community failing rights campaigners it denounced attempts previous uk governments intervene campaign in july bahrain court sentenced rights campaigner prominent activist label raja two years jail allegedly making false malicious statements bahrain authorities raja facing another trial risks years prison meeting using array tools repression including harassment arbitrary detention torture government bahrain managed crush formerly thriving civil society philip luther amnesty international director middle east north africa said statement amnesty said received reports nine cases government critics tortured detention eight may alone bahrain flashpoint since government put arab spring protests the kingdom whose population shi ite says faces threat neighboring shi ite theocracy iran it accuses islamic republic radicalizing arming members majority shi ite population effort bring downfall ruling al khalifa family tehran denies meddling bahrain worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: After year of 'repression' in Bahrain, West remains silent, Amnesty saysDUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain s government has crushed dissent and violently cracked down on protests in the past year, Amnesty International said on Thursday, and it accused Britain and the United States in particular of turning a blind eye to its abuses. Amnesty said in a report on Thursday that it had documented how the Bahraini government, from June 2016 to June 2017, arrested, tortured, threatened or banned from travel at least 169 activists and opponents or their relatives. Bahraini authorities could not immediately be reached for comment. Bahrain has repeatedly denied systematic rights abuses. Entitled  No one can protect you: Bahrain s year of crushing dissent , the report said that at least six people were killed, including a child, in the crackdowns. The report also accused Western governments, notably the United States and Britain of remaining silent. The two countries have a particularly high level of influence in Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based and where Britain s Royal Navy has a major facility.  Amnesty said U.S. President Donald Trump s policy has shifted from that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, who had publicly criticized the authorities of the tiny Gulf state.   In March 2017, President Trump told Bahrain s King Hamad  there won t be strain with this administration : Bahrain appears to have interpreted this statement as a green light to pursue its repression,  the report said. Bahrain has stepped up a crackdown on critics, shutting down two main political groups, revoking the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the Shi ite Muslim community and jailing rights campaigners. It denounced attempts by previous U.S. and UK governments to intervene in its campaign. In July, a Bahraini court sentenced rights campaigner and prominent activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail for allegedly making  false or malicious  statements about Bahraini authorities. Rajab is facing another trial and risks a further 15 years in prison for tweeting.  Using an array of tools of repression, including harassment, arbitrary detention and torture, the government of Bahrain has managed to crush a formerly thriving civil society,  Philip Luther, Amnesty International s director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement. Amnesty said it had received reports of nine cases of government critics being tortured in detention, eight of them in May 2017 alone. Bahrain has been a flashpoint since the Sunni-led government put down Arab Spring protests in 2011. The kingdom, most of whose population is Shi ite, says it faces a threat from neighboring Shi ite theocracy Iran. It accuses the Islamic Republic of radicalizing and arming some members of its majority Shi ite population in an effort to bring about the downfall of the ruling Al Khalifa family. Tehran denies any meddling in Bahrain. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: after year bahrain west remains silent amnesty saysdubai reuters bahrain government crushed dissent violently cracked protests past year amnesty international said thursday accused britain united states particular turning blind eye abuses amnesty said report thursday documented bahrain government june june arrested tortured threatened banned travel least activists opponents relatives bahrain authorities could immediately reached comment bahrain repeatedly denied systematic rights abuses entitled no one protect bahrain year crushing dissent report said least six people killed including child crackdown the report also accused western governments notably united states britain remaining silent the two countries particularly high level influence bahrain fifth fleet based britain royal navy major facility amnesty said president donald trump policy shifted predecessor barack obama publicly criticized authorities tiny gulf state in march president trump told bahrain king ahmad strain administration bahrain appears interpreted statement green light pursue repression report said bahrain stepped crackdown critics shutting two main political groups evoking citizenship spiritual leader shi ite muslim community failing rights campaigners it denounced attempts previous uk governments intervene campaign in july bahrain court sentenced rights campaigner prominent activist label raja two years jail allegedly making false malicious statements bahrain authorities raja facing another trial risks years prison meeting using array tools repression including harassment arbitrary detention torture government bahrain managed crush formerly thriving civil society philip luther amnesty international director middle east north africa said statement amnesty said received reports nine cases government critics tortured detention eight may alone bahrain flashpoint since government put arab spring protests the kingdom whose population shi ite says faces threat neighboring shi ite theocracy iran it accuses islamic republic radicalizing arming members majority shi ite population effort bring downfall ruling al khalifa family tehran denies meddling bahrain worldnews