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Unscheduled Visit for Family of Death Row Detainee Sami Mushaima: He wasn’t Aware of our Visit
2017-01-14
Family of death row detainee Sami Mushaima said that it met their son on Saturday (January 14, 2017) in Jaw central prison, explaining that their son did not even know about the visit that was scheduled based on a call from the prison’s administration.
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Witness: Sayed Alawi Transferred via Wheelchair Due to Severe Torture
2017-01-12
An eyewitness said that detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein al-Moussawi is being transferred via a wheelchair due to severe torture.
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45 Arrested in Vast Security Raid Following "Jaw" Prison Break
2017-01-10
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights said it has documented a total of 45 arbitrary arrests, among them 1 child, from various areas in Bahrain, in the period between 2 to 8 January 2017.
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Court Acquits 5 Policemen of Torture Charge
2017-01-10
The second High Criminal Court of Appeals acquitted 5 policemen of torturing a convict in Jaw prison.
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AFP: Bahrain Looking for Four Suspects behind Prison Break
2017-01-10
Bahrain is hunting four suspects wanted for their alleged involvement in a deadly attack on the central prison and a jailbreak earlier this month, the interior minister said on Sunday.
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Minister of Interior Says Airplane Helped Prisoners Escape from Jaw Prison
2017-01-09
Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Sunday (January 8, 2016) that a remote control airplane helped the 10 prisoners escape from Jaw prison.
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MoI: Jaw Prison Guard’s Collusion led to Prisoners’ Escape
2017-01-09
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said that it discovered some circumstances regarding the escape of 10 detainees from Jaw prison on January 1, 2017, indicating that some of the prison guards affiliated to the Interior Ministry were involved in helping prisoners escape.
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Al-Khair Mosque Preacher Criticizes Doubts in MOI Procedures after “Jaw” Prison Break
2017-01-08
Al-Khair Mosque Preacher, Sheikh Salah Al-Jowdar, criticized those who doubted the security apparatuses and questioned their efforts, in reference to the Ministry of Interior procedures adopted after the “Jaw” prison break.
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Al Khalid Mosque Preacher Says Giving Information on “Jaw” Prison Fugitives a “National Duty”
2017-01-08
Al Khalid Mosque preacher, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Salem Al Manaei believed that giving information about the “Jaw” prison fugitives to the Interior Ministry is a “national duty”.
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PHOTOS: Funeral of Yemeni Officer Killed in “Jaw” Prison Break
2017-01-07
The deceased Yemeni officer, Abdulsalam Al Yafei, who the Ministry of Interior claimed to have been killed in an armed raid on “Jaw” Prison last week, was buried after a funeral, in Al Haniniya cemetery in Riffa.
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New Photo of Redha Al Ghasra Steers Speculations on his Whereabouts outside Bahrain
2017-01-05
Activists published on Wednesday (January 4, 2017) a photo of Redha Al Ghasra, saying it was new. Al Ghasra was one of the 10 prisoners who were able to escape Jaw Prison on January 1.
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Interior Minister Suspends Three Prison Officials, Among them Jaw Prison Director
2017-01-05
Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa ordered on Wednesday referring 3 officials to the Public Prosecution, among them Director of Jaw Prison, after the incident that led to the escape of 10 prisoners.
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Appeals Court: Police Officer Sentenced to 3 Year in Prison for Accepting Bribe from Jaw Prison Inmate
2017-01-05
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the 3-year imprisonment sentence against a police officer, and a prisoner, and a 200 Dinar fine to be paid by the officer, after he was accused of accepting a bribe from an inmate in Jaw Prison.
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Parliament to Hold Meeting with Minister of Interior next Sunday to Discuss Case of Prisoners’ Escape from Jaw Prison
2017-01-05
The Bahraini parliament said that it decided to hold an extended meeting next Sunday with the Ministry of Interior to study the “latest security arena and follow the events, developments and measures taken at all levels.”
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AP: Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Free Inmates at Bahrain Prison
2017-01-03
Gunmen armed with automatic rifles and pistols stormed a Bahraini prison Sunday, killing a police officer and freeing 10 inmates convicted on terrorism charges, police said.
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Reuters: Policeman Killed, Inmates Freed in Attack on Bahrain Prison
2017-01-02
A policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates, the interior ministry said, in what it described as a terrorist act.
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AFP: 10 on the Run after Attack on Bahrain Jail
2017-01-02
Armed men on Sunday attacked a prison in Bahrain where Shiites convicted over anti-government protests are held, killing one policeman and allowing 10 inmates to escape, the interior ministry said.
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Abdulghani Al-Khanjar: “Jaw” Novel Hit Me with Wave of Emotions, I Felt Everything
2016-12-21
It took me seven hours to read all the chapters of the novel “Jaw”. Indeed, I re-lived the agony of this story, from beginning to end.
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Eyewitness: I Heard Sayed Alawi Al-Musawi Screaming “Have Mercy on Me…You Killed Me”
2016-12-14
New whereabouts appeared in the case of the forcibly disappeared citizen Sayed Alawi Al-Mosawi. Two eyewitnesses who saw him in the Criminal Investigation Department and Jaw Prison said that he is living in harsh conditions. An eyewitness who was held next to Alawi’s room, stated that he heard him screaming “you killed me”. Alawi was addressing his torturers.
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Published for First Time: Video of Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Arrest from Jaw Prison in August 2014 Proves Invalidity of Prosecution’s Claims
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A video, published for the first time by Bahrain Mirror, shows the arrest of activist Zainab Al-Khawaja who was taken by members of security forces outside Jaw prison in August 2014 by force, without any reaction from her against them, contrary to the claims of Bahraini authorities saying that she insulted the policewomen.