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Jaw Prison Denies Sheikh Ali Salman�s Brother Treatment after Suffering �Sickle� Seizure
2018-08-20
Family of detained Ahmad Mirza said that Jaw Prison authorities refused to allow him leave the prison to the hospital or to the prison�s clinic. It also denied him medications and pain killers despite suffering severe sickle seizure that causes him extreme pain.
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Prisoners in Jaw Prison Suffer from Skin Diseases, Prevented from Treatment: Yousif Al-Muhafda
2018-08-18
Vice president of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights Yousif Al-Muhafda said that some inmates in Jaw Central Prison suffer from skin diseases, indicating that the prison authorities are preventing them from their right to treatment.
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Bahrain Prisons: Cemetery of the Living, Prisoners� Denial of Treatment Indicates Disaster
2018-08-18
Activists have confirmed that prison authorities in Bahrain are denying political prisoners treatment, which has led to the deterioration of the health conditions of hundreds of detainees.
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Detainee Mohammed Hussein's Father: My Son is Dying and They Don�t Want to Treat Him
2018-08-10
Mohammed Hussein, the father of the detainee Hussein Mohammed Hussein, issued a voice message saying that his son's health is deteriorating.
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Families of Jaw Prison Detainees Ring the Alarm: 23-Hour Daily Water Deprivation
2018-08-09
Detainees in Jaw Central Prison are suffering from extremely harsh conditions. Information stated that water is cut off 23 hours a day, and air conditioners are halted most of the times, despite the extreme hot weather.
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SALAM Organization: 8 Jaw Prisoners Suffered Food Poisoning
2018-07-14
The Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights said that 8 detainees held at Jaw prison in Bahrain suffered from food poisoning.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Policeman, Expelling him over Admitting Mobile Phone to Inmate in Jaw Prison in Return for Bribery
2018-06-07
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court rejected the appeal submitted by a policeman in Jaw Prison convicted of receiving bribery from an inmate whose family name is "Balawi� in return for providing him with a mobile phone and a ring. The suspect was sentenced to 3 years in jail and 200 BD fine. The court also ordered to expel him outside the country after finishing his prison term. The court also upheld the 3-year jail term against the inmate (second suspect).
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Detainee accused of Attacking Policeman in Jaw Prison
2018-06-01
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a one-year jail verdict against a detainee in Jaw Prison for attacking and insulting one of the policemen there.
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Jaw Prison Authorities Put List of Banned Shiite Religious Books
2018-05-07
Lawyer Rim Al-Shaalan said that the prison�s authorities are preventing prisoners from access to Shiite books.
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Cancer Patient Detainee Elias Al-Mullah Has Fracture in Leg, Jaw Prison Refuses to Treat him
2018-04-03
Cancer patient detainee Elias Al-Mullah said that he suffered a fracture in one of his legs few days ago after he fell down in the prison field, his family confirmed.
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Activist Khalil Al-Halwachi Suffers Clot Symptoms, Not Allowed to be Transferred to Hospital
2018-02-24
Deputy head of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights (EBOHR) Fatima Al-Halwachi said that detained activist Khalil Al-Halwachi (who is sentenced to 10 years in prison) suffers from clot symptoms.
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Bahrain's Foreign Minister: We Imprison our Citizens according to International Standards!
2018-01-18
The Bahraini FM, who forgot or acted as if he has forgotten that more than 4,000 freedom-seeking prisoners are languishing behind bars in Bahrain, began criticizing the Qatari authorities for their human rights record.
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SIU Refers 13 Policemen to Trial over 2015 Jaw Prison Events
2018-01-12
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in Bahrain said that it had referred 13 policemen for trial over the Jaw Central Prison events that took place in March 2015.
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2017: Rida Al-Ghasra and His Companions from �Jaw� Dark Rooms to �Martyrs in the Sea�
2018-01-08
With the onset of 2017, the Ministry of Interior announced that 10 individuals fled the prison. Inmate Rida Al-Ghasra and 9 others escaped. Therefore, the prison administration and two senior officials from the Interior Minister were referred to investigation.
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Court Sentences Policeman to 3 years in Prison, Deports him over Admitting Mobile Phone and Ring to Inmate in Jaw Prison in Return for Bribery
2018-01-03
The First High Criminal Court issued 3-year jail term against a policeman in Jaw prison who received bribery from an inmate whose family name is �Balawi� in return for providing him with a mobile phone and a ring and ordered to fine him 200 BD. It also ordered to expel him outside the country after finishing his prison term. The court sentenced the inmate (second suspect) to 3 years in prison.
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Non-Bahraini Policeman Jailed for Five Years for Smuggling Drugs to Prisoner in Jaw Prison
2017-12-25
The first high criminal court in Bahrain sentenced both a non-Bahraini policeman and another person to five years imprisonment, also fining them 3,000 BD.
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Al-Khabbaz Parents Denied Right to See their 4 Sons Together during Visit since 10 Months
2017-12-06
Families of political prisoners found the solidarity campaign launched under the hashtag #Save_Bahrain_Prisoners an opportunity to reveal a portion of the sufferings they and their sons have been experiencing.
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Court Commutes Verdict of Bahraini Woman who Tried to Provide her Detained Bother with Narcotics
2017-12-05
The High Appeals Court commuted one-year jail verdict issued against a Bahraini woman, who tried to leak drugs to her detained brother, to six months only.
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Bahraini Prisoner Maher Al-Khabaz Suffered Severe Injuries after being Beaten for Delay in Washroom
2017-11-21
According to information, Bahraini prisoner, who was sentenced to death, Maher Al-Khabaz has suffered severe injuries after being beaten by a group of prison guards before he was transferred to an unknown location, according to other inmates.
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Coinciding with Opposition Leader Trial over "Communicating" with Qatar, Newspapers & Television Banned in Jaw Prison
2017-11-20
Aliaa Radhi said that the building at Jaw Prison, where the opposition figures are held, has become completely isolated from the outside world.