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No Alternative Penalties for Sick Prisoners
2020-01-30
The campaign entitled #Sick_Prisoners_in_Bahrain prompted families in the island kingdom to speak out about the sufferings of their ailing sons behind bars. The campaign revealed the large amount of ignored cases of poor health conditions that are increasing in terms of number and severity among political prisoners. Families tweeted with pain, concern and cries for help.
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Judiciary Shows Mercy to Torturer, Pitiless towards Bahraini Women: Story of 3 Sisters from Diraz
2019-10-02
This is where the situation in Bahrain has led us- a judiciary appointed by that King, practicing unprecedented brutality and cruelty. The judicial authorities have refused to replace the punishment of three sisters arrested in a political case with an alternative penalty, yet at the same time refused to imprison an Arab woman who tortured her child who was less than two years old back then, in order to ensure that the justice of the court be served by protecting the "reunion of the family".
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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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Bahraini Jail Guards Visit Britain for Training
2019-04-29
The British "The Morning Star" newspaper revealed that prison guards from a brutal Middle Eastern dictatorship visited Britain for training shortly before Easter.
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UK MP Calls to Sack Bahrain's Woman Prison Boss Mariam Al-Bardoli, "Daily Mail" Newspaper Dubs her "Beast of Bahrain"
2019-03-23
A Lib Dem peer has called to sack woman prison boss Lientenant Colonel Mariam Al-Bardoli after she beat up inmate Hajar Mansour after her son-in-law activist Ahmad Al-Wadaie spoke in UK Parliament to highlight brutality in country's prisons.
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American Foreign Policy Adds Nabeel Rajab to List of Global Thinkers
2019-01-24
The American Foreign Policy magazine added Nabeel Rajab to a list of 100 figures whom it described as global thinkers and doers who had a profound impact on the planet in the last 12 month.
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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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Detainee Hadeer Abdullah Demands Seeing her Family after Decision to Detain Her
2019-01-18
Detainee Hadeer Abdullah demanded her right to a family visit, stressing that holding her in prison is a blatant violation to her right, because she committed no crime.
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Fawzia Masha’allah Released after Serving Sentence
2018-12-15
Fifty-eight-year-old Bahraini citizen Fawzia Masha’allah has finished serving her prison term on Saturday (December 15, 2018) and was released following one year of imprisonment for harboring a wanted person.
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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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After Over Year of Neglecting his Appeals, NIHR Says It Met Detainee Hani Marhoun’s Wife
2018-11-14
In its first comment, the National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) said that it met on Tuesday (November 13, 2018) wife of detainee Hani Marhoun after about one month of his hunger strike.
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Bahrain: 70 Citizens Arrested within 16 Days, 17 Protests Staged within Week
2018-11-13
The security authorities are still carrying out night raids against citizens in Bahrain, prior to the Parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on November 24.
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Detainee Hani Marhoun: NIHR Ignores my Appeals regarding Torture since over a Year
2018-10-19
Detainee Hani Ahmad Isa Marhoun announced starting a hunger strike in order to put an end to what he called "all violations and breaches in Bahraini prisons".
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Recorded Phone Call between Mushaima and his Son: Harassing Us May Be "Orders from Above"
2018-08-23
The prominent Bahraini imprisoned dissident Hasan Mushaima said in a phone call he made with his son Ali Mushaima, on Sunday (August 19, 2018), that orders to harass him and harass political prisoners started with the appointment of the new prison administration and that he believes that these orders are from “orders from above”, in a reference to the senior leaders in the authority.
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Irish Parliament Member Expresses Grave Concern over Health Situation of Prominent Bahraini Dissident Hasan Mushaima
2018-08-14
Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs of political Irish party Sinn Féin said he is "deeply concerned" and "alarmed" by reports that Bahraini opposition leader Hasan Mushaima is being mistreated in prison.
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Released Detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas Loses Sight, Activist Al-Saegh: What Happened to him in Prison is Crime
2018-08-04
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that the recently released detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas totally lost his sight.
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On Women’s Int’l Day, Al-Wefaq Demands Release of Female Prisoners of Conscience in Bahraini Prisons
2018-03-09
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society demanded in a statement marking Women’s International Day to release female prisoners of conscience in Bahraini regime prisons.
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#Confession_Under_Torture Campaign Kicks off Sunday with Video-Recorded Testimonies
2017-11-18
Activists, former detainees and social media pages will launch on Sunday (November 19, 2017) a campaign to expose the torture practiced in Bahrain.
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Tom Brake Raises Question in UK Parliament about Medical Care and Food in Bahraini Prisons
2017-09-14
British MP Tom Brake raised a question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on whether it will ask the Bahraini government for explanations on providing adequate food and medical care as well as contacting with family members of all political prisoners, in particular Ibtisam Al-Saegh and Hajar Mansour.
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National Institute for Human Rights to Hold Press Conference Next Week to Announce Results of its Prison Visits
2017-09-05
The National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) is holding a press conference in its headquarters in Bahrain’s Seef on the undeclared visits made by the NIHR commission.