remember ali abdulemam, the blogger in bahrain we were tracking? > he disappeared on his own? >> we don't know. he disappeared. >> reporter: next, we try to find ali and find a police state.ou g to find a business backed by the superguarantee®? only superpages.com®. for local maps, deals and more, go to superpages.com®. and let the good guys save the day. >> reporter: leaving egypt, flying to the kingdom of bahrain. our plane was largely empty. you definitely know you're heading into an area of unrest when you are one of the only people on the plane headed to that country. >> reporter: days after the egyptian revolution toppled president hosni mubarak, bahraini citizens took to the streets to protest their regime. bahrain has been ruled by a sunni family for over two centuries. the largely shia population has long complained of discrimination. most of the population attended the protests. the crown prince went on tv calling for dialogue. but when unarmed protesters were kill by the bahraini police, the hopes for reforms dimmed. dozens of tanks were