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Bahraini Authorities Summon Head of Sanabis Ma'tam, Threaten "Actions" Due to Mourners' Chants Against Israeli Occupation
2024-07-10
On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, security authorities in Bahrain summoned Hassan Al-Mualma, the head of Sanabis Ma'tam, for questioning.
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Political Prisoner Mohammad Al-Raml's Family Say He's Vomiting Blood Due to Poor Conditions, Fear for His Life
2024-07-10
The family of political prisoner Mohammad Hassan Al-Raml, currently held in Jaw Central Prison, has expressed deep concern for his well-being following his transfer to isolation under poor conditions. Al-Raml has recently undergone another surgery due to medical negligence, where he was not provided the necessary medications for recovery.
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Bahrain Between External Peace and Internal Reconciliation: Unresolved Issues Require Fundamental Solutions
2024-07-10
In an interview, former opposition MP Ali Al-Aswad from the Al-Wefaq bloc asserted that international peace is unattainable without internal peace in Bahrain.
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Ali Al-Majed Arrested After His Return to Bahrain
2024-07-09
Security forces in Bahrain arrested Ali Al-Majed, a resident of Aali town, immediately upon his arrival in Bahrain from Iran on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Yusuf Al-Muhafdha: Convicted Returnees to Bahrain Have the Right to a Lawyer, Retrial, and Legal Guarantees
2024-07-08
Human rights defender Sayed Yusuf Al-Muhafdha has called on exiled individuals with previous convictions, including those with dual citizenship, who decide to return to Bahrain, to seek legal or human rights consultations to avoid arrest.
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Reciter Mahdi Sahwan: Head of Manama Police Informed Me of Ban on Reciters Traveling to Commemorate Ashura
2024-07-08
In a post on the formerly Twitter "X" platform on Sunday, July 6, 2024, Sahwan said, "I went to the station and met with its chief, who informed me that reciters are banned from traveling abroad."
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ADHRB: Isolated Political Prisoner Mohamed Al-Ramal Speaks Up about Political & Sectarian Reprisal He Faces
2024-06-07
Political prisoner, held in Jaw Central Prison, Mohamed Hasan Abdulla AlRamal, 64, confirmed the ongoing escalating violations against him and his continued isolation since May 23, 2024, in Building 2, unfit for living, after his transfer from Building 8 in reprisal for demanding adequate meals. This prompted him to start a new, ongoing hunger strike.
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Ali Mhanna: Red Cross Promised to Seek Contact with My Son
2024-06-07
Activist Ali Mhanna stated that he received a phone call from the Red Cross regarding a message he sent a week ago via email, requesting permission to visit his son, the political prisoner Hussein Mhanna.
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Jaw Prison Administration Isolates Political Prisoner Ibrahim Al-Samahiji After Meeting with Member of National Institute for Human Rights
2024-06-07
Building 8 in Jaw Central Prison, which houses political prisoners serving long sentences, witnessed widespread anger on Thursday, June 6, 2024, following a visit by former MP Ahmed Al-Salloom, a member of the National Institute for Human Rights, to meet with political prisoner Ibrahim Al-Samahiji, who is serving a life sentence.
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Bahraini Authorities Arrest Recently Released Mohammad Al-Moemin After One-Month Prison Sentence
2024-06-06
Security authorities arrested recently released Mohammad Sadiq Al-Moemin on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, following a court ruling sentencing him to one month in prison.
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Political Prisoner Abdullah Swar: Jaw Prison Prevented Me from Attending Trial and Receiving Treatment
2024-06-05
Abdullah Habib Swar, a political prisoner held in Jaw Central Prison, complained about the prison administration preventing inmates from any movement within the prison.
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ADHRB: Despite Dire Health Condition, Prisoner Mohamed Al-Ramal Placed in Cell Lacking Most Basic Necessities of life
2024-06-05
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemned the policy of deliberate medical negligence against elderly political prisoner Mohamed Hasan Abdulla AlRamal and the disregard for the seriousness of his health condition.
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Tahir Al-Musawi: "Security Permit" Based on Sectarianism, No Legal, Constitutional, or Security Justification for It
2024-06-03
Sayed Tahir Al-Musawi, an Al-Wefaq Society official, stressed that "there is no legal, constitutional, security, or health justification for imposing a security permit for travel to Iraq."
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Bahrain Authorities Release Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki after Interrogation over His Posts on "Security Permit"
2024-06-03
The authorities in Bahrain have released Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki, who was summoned for questioning on Sunday, June 2, 2024, regarding his posts about the so-called "security permit" for visiting holy sites.
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Jaw Prison Administration Punishes Political Prisoners by Transferring Them to Criminal Prison Blocks and Isolated Cells
2024-06-03
The administration of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison recently transferred several political prisoners to prison buildings designated for criminal inmates and placed some in isolation after they left to take exams and visit the prison infirmary.
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Mass Rally in Manama Condemns Aggression on Gaza, Rejects Normalization
2024-06-01
The Bahraini Society Against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy and the Palestine Support Society organized a massive rally on Friday in southern Manama, condemning the ongoing aggression of the Zionist entity on Gaza.
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Bahrain Authorities Arrest Ali Mhanna After Announcing Protest Outside Interior Ministry Demanding His Son's Release
2024-05-14
Security authorities in Bahrain arrested activist Ali Mhanna on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after his announcement of participating in a protest outside the Ministry of Interior headquarters.
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Wife of Political Prisoner Jasim Al-Barbouri Goes on Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Prisoners Intentionally Starved by Jaw Prison Administration
2024-05-13
The wife of prisoner of conscience Jasim Al-Barbouri announced on Saturday, May 11, 2024, her open hunger strike in solidarity with her husband and inmates in Jaw Central Prison.
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Abdollahian: Iran and Bahrain Consider Returning Relations to Normalcy
2024-05-13
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated that "Iran and Bahrain are contemplating further steps and the return of relations to their normal state."
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Bahrain: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
2024-05-08
The Bahraini government has finally spoken its last word, with no further releases imminent. Everything that happened in the penultimate session of the House of Representatives was merely an event for expressing opinions and testing the waters, nothing more, as all the cards of power remain in the hands of the king.