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On Prisoners of Conscience 10th Day of Strike, King Issues Royal Pardon for 250 Indian Prisoners in Honor of Narendra Modi
2019-08-26
The photos of woeful women standing in front of the prison gates waiting to visit their sons, husbands, or brothers didn't stir the king's emotions. He didn't order stopping the humiliating searching they are subjected to. He didn't even listen to the appeals of children who called for their fathers' freedom on social media. Not even one political prisoner has been pardoned since 2011. However, the king decided to pardon on Sunday 250 Indian prisoners serving sentences in Bahrain, in honor of the Prime Minister who faces controversy over his anti-Muslim decisions.
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Mohammad Sultan: Empty Stomachs and a King Leading Us to the Abyss
2019-08-24
Hundreds of prisoners of conscience in Bahrain have launched a hunger strike since August 18, 2019, protesting against the inhumane treatment which violates the most basic international standards for the treatment of prisoners.
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15 Political Prisoners in Isolation Building Start Open Hunger Strike
2019-08-16
15 political prisoners started on Thursday (August 15, 2019) an open hunger strike after two full years of systematic isolation in Jaw Prison. What is this isolation prison?
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Detainee Al-Qashaami Accused of Harboring Martyr Al-Arab: Life is Senseless amid this Oppression
2019-07-30
Prisoner of conscience Amira Al-Qashaami, accused of harboring martyr Ali Al-Arab when he was pursued and who was recently executed, sent a letter to his mother saying "I am with you on this path until the end".
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Ahmad Al-Malali’s Father Describes their Last Goodbyes: Bahrain Mirror
2019-07-29
"I would have liked to be martyred in another way, but it happened in the end," said prisoner Ahmad Al-Malali, who was facing imminent execution within hours by security authorities in Bahrain over the death of officer Hisham Al-Hammadi, which is a case based on no evidence but confessions extracted under systematic torture, which is considered to be the master of evidence in the courts of Bahrain.
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NGOs Urgently Appeal Int'l Community to Stop Execution of Ali Al-Arab and Ahmad Al-Malali
2019-07-27
Three human rights organizations appealed the international community to interfere and save detainees Ali Al-Arab and Ahmad Al-Malali from execution.
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Political Prisoners in Building 13 in Jaw Prison Beaten, Insulted, Transferred to Solitary Confinement
2019-07-23
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh confirmed that a number of prisoners in building 13 in Jaw Central Prison were beaten, insulted and put in solitary confinement after demanding their rights.
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586 Convicts Benefited from Alternative Punishment, No Political Prisoners Included
2019-07-22
The Public Prosecution said that the number of convicts who made use of the alternative punishment since its implementation on May has reached 586, noting that they didn't include political prisoners.
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BFHR: NIHR Lying about Condition of Detainee Hussein Khamis
2019-07-13
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) is lying about what it said regarding addressing the case of torture victim Hussein Ali Khamis in its statement yesterday.
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Court Issues Jail Terms Ranging between 3 and 10 Years against 11 Detainees
2019-07-11
A Bahraini court issued today (Thursday, July 11, 2019) jail terms ranging between 3 and 10 years against 11 citizens over political charges.
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Court Sentences 4 Children from Diraz to 3 Years in Jail
2019-07-11
A court issued on Thursday (July 11, 2019) 3-year jail verdict against 4 children from Diraz over political charges.
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Shiite Cleric Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Miqdad Who’s Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Denied Treatment: Activist
2019-07-11
Deputy Director of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights, prominent rights activist, Sayed Yousef Al-Mohafdha, said the Jaw Central Prison administration has prevented Shiite cleric, Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al-Miqdad, who is sentenced to life, from receiving treatment
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Mother of Prisoner Suffering Cancer: My Son and I on Hunger Strike until He Receives Right to Treatment
2019-07-08
"Elias’ situation is deteriorating from bad to worse and the prison’s administration is stalling his treatment," says Elias' mother in a weak voice holding back her tears.
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Prisoner of Conscience Yousef Al-Dairy: Between the Pain of Illness Ravaging his Bones and his Little Son’s Distance
2019-07-07
What can Yousef A-Dairy do when two pains have taken over his life, each pain greater than the other; a pain in the body and an ache in the heart.
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Happy Eid to Prisoners
2019-06-09
People in Bahrain are not treated equally even in the morning of the Eid holiday that is celebrated with sweets, the scent of incense, joy and laughter of children and kisses on the grandparents’ foreheads.
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Contact Lost with Building 12 Detainees in Jaw Prison: Ibtisam Al-Saegh
2019-05-23
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that families of political detainees in the notorious Jaw Central Prison complained that contact have been lost with their sons in building 12.
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Why Does Gov’t of Bahrain Love and Seek Normalization with Israel?
2019-05-19
“I do not know a country other than Bahrain carrying out a random naturalization process...we know what happened in Palestine, I don’t know any other country,” said imprisoned opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman while speaking about the catastrophic process of naturalization that Bahrain has been committed to.
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Jaw Prison Sufferings: Inmates Had to Relieve themselves in their Clothes due to Food Poisoning
2019-05-11
Concerning the food poisoning the inmates suffered from, a mother of one of the prisoners tells Bahrain Mirror: "My son told me that they were poisoned after the Suhoor meal. The situation became catastrophic when the policemen didn't open the prison cell doors."
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What is Alternative Penalty Law the King Called for Implementing?
2019-05-07
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa directed the Government to reinforce its capabilities, for the effective implementation of the provisions of the penal code on alternative sentencing, Bahrain News Agency reported on Thursday (April 18, 2019).
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Woman with Cancer Dies in UAE Jail after Rights Groups, U.N. Call for Release
2019-05-06
A woman with terminal cancer who was serving a 10-year prison sentence in the United Arab Emirates has died in jail, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, two months after the United Nations called for her release on medical grounds.