But countries such as Bahrain have also received criticism for their heavy-handed use of force . Sixty - nine people are sentenced to prison , most of them in Syria . They allegedly set up an organization aimed at criticizing the government . Human rights groups claim it is a crackdown on protesters after the Arab Spring .
Sixty - nine people are sentenced to prison , most of them in Syria . They allegedly set up an organization aimed at criticizing the government . Human rights groups claim it is a crackdown on protesters after the Arab Spring .