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Alternative Punishments Law to Be applied on 451 Inmates: Interior Minister
2019-04-29
MP Ghazi Al Rahma said that the Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa told them in a meeting held on Sunday (April 28, 2019) that a total of 451 individuals – 388 men, 52 women and 11 minors – are to benefit from alternative punishments law.
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Health Situation of Haq S-G Deteriorates Again, His Son Protests to Save his Father's Life
2019-04-03
The health conditions of Secretary-General of Haq Movement, Hasan Mushaima, who is serving a life sentence for demanding democracy, deteriorated again. As a result, his son, a London-based activist, protested again in front of the Bahraini embassy in order to save his father's life.
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Motor Racing-Rights Groups Urge F1 and FIA to Take a Stance in Bahrain
2019-03-28
Human rights groups called on Wednesday for Formula One and its governing body, the FIA, to seek the immediate release of a jailed female activist and blogger ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentence against Youth Hussein Abdullah Marhoun
2019-02-26
The Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence of Hussein Abdullah Marhoun, in the case of the death of a policeman, in a bombing that authorities said took place in Diraz in June 2017.
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Amnesty Int’l: Medical Negligence in Bahrain Prisons Continues
2019-02-15
Amnesty International said on Thursday (February 14, 2019) that medical negligence continues in Bahrain's prisons.
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Detainee Mortada Al-Miqdad May Lose Eyesight if Not Urgently Referred to Physician, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh
2019-02-10
The family of detainee Mortada Al-Miqdad announced Mortada needs to resume medical check-ups urgently, so that he would not lose his eyesight completely, and be provided with medical supplies.
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Detainee Naji Fateel Suffers Sudden Health Setback, Ali Haji Experiences Worrying symptoms
2019-01-24
Sources from activists reported that human rights defender suffered a health setback on Tuesday night.
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2018: From Mohammad Sayyah in the 90s to Abbas Kadhem, Bahrain Uses “Cancer” as Weapon to Kill Political Prisoners
2019-01-23
The case of the martyr Mohammad Sayyah (1998) should have been an example for the security authorities in Bahrain, warning of the consequences of their brutal treatment of political prisoners, from torture during interrogations, abuse in prison, to denial of treatment, even if they suffer from cancer.
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A Letter from a Prisoner to His Immigrant Brother…
2018-12-08
No one can understand the pain in this letter unless they have witnessed the harsh experience in Bahraini prisons and the long-years they spend that are eaten out of their lives.
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Collective Punishments against Jaw Prison Detainees over Commemorating Religious Occasion: Letter from Prisoners
2018-11-29
Jaw Prison detainees sent a letter in which they complained about being banned from practicing religious rituals inside prison and the punishments imposed by the prison administration against anyone who violates the rules by practicing these rituals.
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Human Rights Watch: No Free Elections in Bahrain in Current Repressive Environment
2018-11-21
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Bahrain, scheduled for November 24, 2018, are occurring in a repressive political environment that is not conducive to free elections, Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
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Jaw Prisoner Ali Haji Calls on British Foreign Office to Take Action for Him
2018-11-20
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) sent a letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government on behalf of Bahraini political prisoner Ali Haji, based on a statement Haji had sent to the BIRD earlier this month.
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Bahraini Prisoner Uses “Clorox” to Ease Tooth Pain after Interior Ministry Neglects his Treatment
2018-10-31
Rights Activist Ibtisam Al-Sayegh said a prisoner is suffering from severe pain in his teeth, forcing him to use diluted Clorox to relieve the pain, especially since he was not referred to a doctor and did not receive any treatment.
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Sheikhs Al-Reyash, Al-Banaa, Al-Jamri, Eulogy Reciter Sahwan and Malikiya Obsequies Organizers Released
2018-10-30
Bahraini security authorities released a number of detainees who were arrested during the month of Muharram, or after their participation in the commemoration of Ashura.
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Bahraini National Extradited by the Netherlands to Bahrain Held at Security HQ Notorious for Brutal Torture
2018-10-23
Yousif Al-Muhafdah said documented information confirmed that Bahraini youth Ali Shuwaikh, who was deported to Bahrain, is being held at the notorious Criminal Investigation Department HQ in Bahrain.
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32 British MPs Sign Petition Deploring Degrading Treatment of Political Prisoners in Bahrain
2018-10-20
32 British MPs have so far signed a petition deploring the degrading treatment of political prisoner and criticizing the ongoing arrest of Bahraini opposition leaders who were subjected to torture and unlawfully convicted by a military court in 2011.
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Following Adel Flaifel’s Footsteps in the 90s: Pay Us and We’ll Free Your Sons Early
2018-09-21
Exploitation of authority and blackmailing people for money is nothing new. These incidents have been happening since the 1990s and are still taking place this day.
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Detainee Hajar Mansour Transferred to Hospital after being Attacked by Prison’s Director
2018-09-19
London-based activist, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, said that the director of Women’s Prison in Hamad Town, officer Maryam Al-Bardouli, attacked his mother-in-law Hajar Mansour who is serving a 3-year jail term, over political cases fabricated against her as a reprisal due to her son-in-law’s activism.
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UK Parliament Motion Calls for Suspending Assistance Programs to Bahrain, Release All Political Prisoners
2018-09-16
British Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake is leading a movement in the UK Parliament calling for the adoption of a motion for ending degrading treatment against political prisoners in Bahrain.
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Leading Authors Demand Returning Books to Hassan Mushaima in Open Letter to Bahrain King
2018-09-08
Leading writers including Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak and Claire Tomalin have signed an open letter to the king of Bahrain urging him to intervene in the case of political prisoner Hassan Mushaima.