In Bahrain, 20 medical workers who treated demonstrators during anti-government protests earlier this year have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Thirteen doctors and nurses were given 15 years behind bars while the remaining seven were sentenced to between five to 10 years. Most of the medics worked at a hospital in the capital Manama that was stormed by government forces in mid-March. Bahrain is a key U.S. government ally in the Middle East, hosting the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet.