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Bahrain’s NIHR Kicks off Prison Visits Program to Continue Until December
2017-08-27
National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) head said the institute is currently preparing a schedule of visits to the centers of reform and rehabilitation and pretrial detention centers.
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"Reprieve" Condemns Death Sentences of Three Bahrainis "Tortured into Making False Confessions"
2017-01-10
British "Reprieve" denounced on its website the three death sentences against three Bahraini men Abbas al-Samea, Sami Mushaima, and Ali al-Singace.
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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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Ahmed Yacoub al-Muqla: Bahraini Director who Filmed Scripted Confessions of Detained Activists
2016-12-31
Director Al-Muqla volunteered to film confessions made by Shiite detainees and imprisoned leaders of Bahraini civil society. He did not sense any wrongdoing when witnessing their torture.
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Reuters: Detained Bahraini Activist Freed and Immediately Re-arrested
2016-12-29
A leading Bahraini human rights activist who is on trial for tweets alleging rights abuses was to be freed on bail on Wednesday after months in detention, but was immediately re-arrested in a separate case.
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An Excerpt of “Jaw” Novel: Jordanian Officer Involved in Detainees’ Torture Speaks Up
2016-12-12
In this chosen section, a Jordanian officer expresses his deep remorse for beating and torturing prisoners of the March 10, 2015 incidents. He explains how the Bahraini Interior Ministry misled the Jordanian police officers, whom Bahrain employed and gave wrong information about the detainees and dissidents.
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New Minors’ Bill, “Political Coverup” of Child Arrests and Deaths in Bahrain
2016-10-26
Bahraini Justice Minister commenced talks on new bill for minors, as Bahrain witnesses highest number of child arrests and torture cases amid the ongoing political crisis since 2011.
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Who’s the Officer Appointed by King Hamad as Director-General of Prisons, What Is He Known for Internationally?
2016-08-12
According to HRW report, Officer Yousif Al-Arabi was among prison torturers of national security body and Criminal Investigation Department.
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Bahraini Telecom's Ad Depicts Torture Chambers
2015-09-28
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A video ad by VIVA shown in movie theatres in Bahrain depicted an aspect of the torture practiced by regime forces who according to reports continue to practice acts of torture in Bahraini prisons to date.