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Political Prisoners' Families to Ombudsman and HR Institute: We Demand Immediate, Unconditional Freedom for Our Sons Who Are Dying Slowly
2024-04-05
Families of political prisoners held in Jaw Central Prison issued a message on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, addressed to both the head of the National Institute for Human Rights, Ali Al-Dirazi, and the Secretary-General of the Office of the Ombudsman, Ghada Hameed. In the message, they demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the political prisoners.
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Jaw Prisoners Raise Chants of Takbir after Hearing News of their Fellow Inmate Hussein Khalil Al-Ramram's Martyrdom Due to Medical Negligence
2024-03-26
Prisoners held in the Jaw Central Prison raised chants of Takbir (i.e. Allah is Great!) from their cells after the announcement of the martyrdom of political prisoner Hussein Khalil Al-Ramram, as a result of medical negligence, and his emergency health condition during a football game activity.
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Jaw Prison Building 10 Inmates Join Counterparts in Buildings 9-7 by Refusing their Meals in Protest of Ongoing Isolation
2024-03-20
Prisoners held in Building 10 at Jaw Central Prison returned their Iftar and Suhoor meals in solidarity with their fellow inmates in Buildings 7 and 9, who protested the transfer of political prisoners to isolation by the prison administration.
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70 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Refuse to Receive Iftar Suhoor Meals in Solidarity with Protesters against Isolation.
2024-03-18
40 political prisoners from Building 9 in Jaw Central Prison refused to receive Iftar (fast-breaking) and Suhoor (pre-dawn) meals starting from Sunday, March 17, 2024, in solidarity with those isolated in the prison, and with 53 political prisoners from Building 7.
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Jaw Prison Administration Continues Siege of Building 7, Confronts Prisoners' Protest against Isolation with New Restrictions
2024-03-17
Security forces at the Jw Central Prison continued their siege of Building 7 in an attempt to suppress the protest and sit-in of political prisoners against the isolation policy pursued by the prison administration.
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50 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Continue Protest against Security Isolation Punishment for Fellow Inmates
2024-03-09
Fifty political prisoners held in the Jaw Central Prison persisted in their protest by refusing to enter their cells, rejecting the prison administration's implementation of the security isolation punishment on several of their fellow inmates.
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Police Force Surrounds Building 7 in Jaw Prison Where Prisoners Are Protesting against the Isolation of their Fellow Inmates
2024-03-09
Armed police forces surrounded Building 7 in Bahrain's Central Jaw Prison on Friday (March 8th, 2024), following a protest by prisoners.
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Jaw Prison Administration Transfers 4 Prisoners to Isolation, Prisoners Stage Protest
2024-03-08
The administration of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison transferred 4 prisoners to isolation in an arbitrary move on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
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Jaw Prisoners Return Meals in Protest against Violations of "Striking is Our Right" Agreement
2024-03-07
Inmates in Building 9 of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison returned iftar meals on Wednesday (March 6th, 2024), in protest against what they described as violations of the "Striking is Our Right" agreements by the officer in charge of the building.
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Political Prisoner in Jaw Prison Hussein Ibrahim Demands Access to Medical Treatment
2024-03-06
Political prisoner Hussein Khalil Ibrahim complained about the Jaw Central Prison administration's denial of his treatment for several ailments.
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2023 Portfolios: Largest Ever Strike in Jaw Prison Amid Deteriorating Prison Conditions
2024-02-12
On August 7, 2023, hundreds of prisoners at Jaw Prison initiated a hunger strike to protest the harsh prison conditions within the facility. By the end of August 2023, the strike had garnered the participation of at least 800 prisoners, amplifying the challenges within Bahrain's primary detention center where political dissidents are held.
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BCHR Demands Jaw Prison Allow Political Prisoner Sadiq Salman to Participate in Father's Funeral
2024-02-12
Zainab Al-Khamis, head of the Monitoring and Follow-up Committee at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, demanded that the administration of Jaw Central Prison facilitate the temporary release of political prisoner Sadiq Ali Salman to attend the funeral and burial of his father, who passed away on February 9, 2024.
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Jaw Prison Refuses Temporary Release of Political Prisoner Muhammad Al-Aradi to Attend Grandmother's Funeral
2024-02-12
The administration of Jaw Central Prison refused to grant temporary release to political prisoner Muhammad Amin Abdul Hakim Al-Aradi.
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Bahrain's Jaw Prison Hides Medication of Political Prisoner Mohammad Hassan Al-Ramel
2024-02-07
The family of the political prisoner Mohammad Hassan Al-Ramel, held in Jaw Central Prison, expressed concerns about his fate after he developed severe infections in his legs following a surgery, and not being allowed access to medication by the prison administration.
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Deterioration of Political Prisoner Hamad Kadhem's Health Due to Jaw Prison's Denial of Treatment
2024-02-05
The health of the prisoner of conscience held in Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison, Hamad Yousif Kadhem, deteriorated due to the prison administration's negligence of his condition and its prevention of treatment for him.
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Prisoner Mohammad Abdul Amir Suffers from Convulsions, Falls to Ground as Jaw Prison Denies Him Treatment
2024-02-02
Prisoner of Conscience Mohammad Abdul Amir's health has deteriorated due to the negligence of the administration of Jaw Central Prison, which has refused to provide him with medication.
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HR Organizations Call on Bahrain to Release Dr. Al-Singace on 2nd Anniversary of his Hunger Strike
2023-07-12
Human rights organizations sent a letter to the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa demanding them to release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after two years of hunger strike.
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Prisoner of Conscience Abduljalil Al-Singace Stops Family Visits and Calls in Protest against Poor Health Care
2023-07-03
Prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace stopped family visits and calls in protest against poor health care by the Jaw Prison administration.
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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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BFHR: 7 Days since Contact Lost with Death Row Political Detainees
2023-05-22
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that it has been 7 days since contact with death row political detainees in Jaw Central Prison has been lost, noting that their families "do not know anything about the fate of their sons."