https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/world/middleeast/bahrain-prison-hunger-strike.html
About 800 prisoners have refused meals since August 7th. In a country of 1.6 million people, this protest includes a large amount of the prison population. This protest is especially of note because it is finding solidarity from the public in a country that shut down Arab Spring protests quickly. Bahrain dispersed over 100,000 protesters with live rounds and mass arrest, which may be the reason we see this protest starting in the jails. While they are not making the same demands as the current Syrian protests, I think it is not a coincidence these are occurring at the same time.
