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Al-Houra Police Station Summons Father and Wife of Death Row Political Detainee Mohammad Ramadan
2023-05-22
Al-Houra Police Station summoned father, wife and three children of death row political detainee Mohammad Ramadan on Monday, May 22, 2023.
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Al-Daihi Calls for Intensifying Movement against Normalization, Reiterates Need for "Constitutional Consensus"
2023-02-17
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, stressed that "the constitutional crisis in Bahrain started after the regime abrogated the National Action Charter, which created crises and collapses leading to the popular movement in 2011."
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Ayatollah Qassim: Feb. 14 to Renew Pledge to Change Dark Reality
2023-02-14
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim marks the anniversary of February 14 with renewing the pledge to change the dark reality in Bahrain, stressing that the movement is ongoing and will not stop.
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Protests Staged on Eve of Feb. 14 across Bahrain
2023-02-14
Bahrain witnessed widespread protests on Monday (February 13, 2023) on the eve of the February 14 anniversary, confirming "the continuation of the popular movement until demands are met".
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Cassation Court Upholds Death Sentences against Political Detainees Zuheir Ibrahim and Hussein Abdullah
2020-06-16
The Cassation Court upheld on Monday (June 15, 2020) death sentences against political detainees Zuheir Ibrahim Jassim and Hussein Abdullah Rashid. There are now 11 citizens in Bahrain facing final death sentence pending the ratification of the King of Bahrain.
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Protecting Lives of Prisoners Priority, Not Punishing them
2020-04-09
At a time several countries have made decisions releasing prisoners due to fear of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in prisons, the authorities in Bahrain are being very strict and stubborn in not releasing political prisoners.
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Bahrainis Launch Campaign on Twitter Demanding Release of Political Prisoners before COVID-19 Takes Over
2020-04-07
Bahrainis voiced an urgent appeal via Twitter demanding the authorities in Manama to release political prisoners to save them from the risk of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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HRW: Bahraini Authorities Deny Prisoners Adequate Medical Care
2019-10-09
Bahrain's authorities are failing to provide adequate medical care to high-profile prisoners, Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institution for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against 3 Detainees over Charge of Attempting to Murder Policeman in Diraz
2019-03-22
The High Appeals Court upheld 7-year jail term against two political detainees convicted, along with a third defendant, of attempting to murder a policeman at Diraz entrance.
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Several Jaw Prison Inmates Poisoned after Lunch Meal: HR Activist
2019-02-01
A number of Jaw Prison inmates were poisoned on Monday, human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh reported.
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Amnesty Int'l, 9 Other Org. Accuse NIHR of Whitewashing Violations after Reading its Statement about "Hasan Mushaima"
2018-08-22
10 human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Index on Censorship, issued a statement in which they said that the Bahraini human rights mechanisms have largely failed to properly address concerns raised on behalf of Hassan Mushaima, stressing that "his life remains at risk".
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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.