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MoI Denies "Scabies" Cases among Inmates, Claims that 3 Inmates Complained of "Minor Itching"
2017-05-06
The Ministry of Interior denied the claims of some e-newspapers that inmates in Jaw Prison suffer from scabies.
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Geneva: Despite Judicial Verdicts, Ombudsman Says Investigations are Ongoing in Jaw Prison Riots
2017-04-26
The Secretary General of the Ombudsman, and head of the Commission on Rights of Prisoners and Detainees Nawaf al-Maawda, said that investigations are still ongoing by the special investigations unit (SIU) into the riot that happened in “Jaw” Prison.
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Geneva: Bahrain says Cost to Repair “Jaw Prison” Buildings after Riots BD 1.35M
2017-04-26
Head of Legal Affairs Department in the Ministry of Interior Rashid Bunajma denied allegations by the Committee against Torture (CAT) member Allessio Bruni that “Jaw” Prison witnessed riots every year.
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Geneva: Bahrain MoI Denies Collective Punishment against Detainees in “Jaw”, “Dry Dock” Prisons
2017-04-25
Director of Legal Affairs at the Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Rashid Bunajma, denied the practice of any collective punishment or issuance of any instructions to limit the rights of inmates after the prison break incidents at “Jaw Central Prison” and “Dry Dock” Prison.
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Food Poisoning Cases among Inmates in Jaw Central Prison due to Receiving inedible Meals
2017-04-21
Human rights activist Zeinab Al-Khamis said that there are 16 poisoning cases among inmates in building 13 in Jaw Central prison, due to the inedible meals they received yesterday (April 20, 2017).
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Reciter Mahdi Sahwan Held in Hamad Town Police Station for Unknown Reasons
2017-04-13
The reciter Mahdi Sahwan said in a phone call that he is still held in custody at the Hamad Town police station for unknown reasons, and that he hasn’t yet been transferred to Jaw Prison to serve his sentence.
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Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Launches Open Hunger Strike
2017-04-12
The prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja started on Tuesday (April 11, 2017) an open hunger strike, in protest against deterioration of situation in Jaw prison.
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One-Year Jail Term Handed down to Life-Term Convict over Beating and Insulting Policeman
2017-04-04
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court issued one-year jail term against a defendant (27 years) over beating policeman, damaging his uniform by cutting one of his buttons and insulting him.
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Jaw Prison Authorities Ban Detainees from Praying and Performing Religious Rituals
2017-03-20
Information circulated on Sunday (March 19, 2017) revealed that Jaw Prison authorities are preventing detainees from performing prayers or their religious rituals.
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AFP: Clashes after Shiite Inmate’s Funeral
2017-03-18
Shiite protesters and police clashed in Bahrain today following the funeral of a prisoner who died while serving a 15-year sentence for taking part in anti-regime demonstrations, witnesses said.
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Thousands Take Part in Martyr Mohammad Sahwan’s Funeral, Regime Forces Attack Crowd with Teargas Canisters
2017-03-17
Thousands of angry mourners in Sanabis took part Friday (March 17, 2017) in the funeral procession of martyr Mohammad Sahwan (45 years old), who died in prison last Thursday.
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Safaa Al-Khawaja: Jaw Prison Detainee Beaten for Reciting Dua'a Kumail
2017-03-17
Human rights activist Safaa Al-Khawaja, quoted families of detainees in Jaw Central Prison as saying that the prison's police bet one of the detainees for reciting Dua'a Kumail on Thursday night, and that he was returned to the prison cell while suffering from fatigue due to beating.
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Martyr Mohammad Sahwan to Jihad from “Jaw” Novel: Think About How to Break their Tyranny
2017-03-17
Jihad described how martyr Sahwan spoke to him during a night at the Jaw. Sahwan said, “Think about how to break their tyranny instead of thinking about what their tyranny does to you.”
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Detainee Mohammad Sahwan was Martyred in Jaw prison due to Neglected Head Injury after 5 Years of Detention
2017-03-17
Bahraini detainee held in Jaw Central Prison, Mohammad Sahwan (45 years old), was martyred today on Thursday (March 16, 2017), while he was still serving his 10-year prison term.
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Al-Wefaq SG: Detained Opposition Figures Reject New Measures Imposing Handcuffs, Prison Clothes
2017-03-14
Al-Wefaq Secretary General, Sheikh Ali Salman, said in a phone call from Jaw Central Prison, that the prison authorities are trying to force detained opposition figures to move while in handcuffs.
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Safaa Al-Khawaja: Hunger Strikers in Jaw Prison are Harassed by Security Men
2017-03-09
Bahrain Center for Human Rights member Safaa Al-Khawaja said that the police are harassing hunger strikers in Jaw Central Prison.
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Authorities Release 6 Detainees Arrested over "Jaw Prisoners' Escape" Incident
2017-03-07
The Bahraini authorities released on Tuesday (March 7, 2017) 6 detainees arrested over Jaw prisoners' escape incident that took place on the onset of the year.
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Detained Opposition Figures Warn of Deteriorating Conditions in “Jaw” Prison
2017-03-07
Bahrain’s opposition figures detained in building #7 in Jaw Central Prison, confirmed the deterioration of the prison’s condition, due to more restrictions imposed on detainees by prison authorities.
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Detained Opposition Figures Abstain from Family Visits in Protest of Reducing time to Half an Hour
2017-03-01
Al-Wefaq Secretary General, Sheikh Ali Salman said on Tuesday that the opposition figures decided to abstain from family visits, in protest of prison authority decision to reduce time of visit from 1 hour to half an hour.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry: Five Policemen Injured in Bomb Blast near Jaw
2017-02-27
Interior Ministry announced today that five policemen were injured in bombing that targeted police bus near the village of Jaw, where notorious Jaw Central Prison is located.