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Detained Bahraini Photographer Ahmad Hmaidan Competes for Gov’t Press Award
2016-05-06
Journalist Ahmad Hmaidan, who is serving a 10-year jail term since 2014, completed the measures taken to participate in the competition for the award, entitled “Khalifa bin Salman Press Award” in the Best Press Photo category.
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Jaw Prison Decides to Cuff Prisoners' Hands & Feet During Treatment in Hospitals
2016-05-04
Sources close to prisoners held at Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison said that the prison's administration decided to tie up the hands and feet of all prisoners sentenced to 10-year prison terms or more while receiving treatment in hospitals.
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Policeman Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Receiving Money in Return for Smuggling Banned Items into Jaw Prison
2016-04-24
A Bahraini court sentenced a policeman (29 years old) and a inmate (40 years old) at the Reform and Rehabilitation Center (Jaw Prison) to 3 years in prison after convicting them of bribery and smuggling banned items (Viagra and nuts) into prison.
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Detained Athletes at Jaw Prison Congratulate Infantino after FIFA Election Win & Urge him to Make Effort to Release them
2016-03-02
Bahraini athletes imprisoned at Jaw Central Prison congratulated Gianni Infantino on his victory in the FIFA elections.
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Dry Dock Prisoners Call on Int’l Organizations to Consider their Hunger Strike Demands
2016-02-29
Sources from inside Central Jaw Prison announced an appeal to international human rights organizations for taking into consideration the demands made by prisoners on hunger strikes.
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Bahraini Authorities Release Layal Abdulnabi, Detained since March 10 Jaw Prison Unrest
2016-02-17
Bahraini activists stated that the authorities in Bahrain released Layla Abdulnabi who was arrested on March 10, 2015, when unrest broke out in Jaw Central Prison
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57 Suspects of Jaw Prison Incident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison & Fined over 508,000 Dinars
2016-01-26
Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court accused 57 suspects of rioting in Jaw Central Prison and sentenced all the defendants to 15 years in prison and fined them 508,187 Bahraini Dinars and 970 fils to compensate for cost of damages.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Denies Food Poisoning of Detainees in Jaw Prison
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior denied on its official Twitter account the food poisoning of detainees held in Jaw Central Prison.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Meals Cause Food Poisoning among Dozens of Jaw Prison Detainees
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights stated on Thursday (January 7, 2016) that dozens of detainees held in Bahrain’s Central Jaw Prison were food poisoned due to the poor quality of meals provided by the Ministry of Interior.
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Jaw Prison: Detainee Ali Hassan Suffering from Low Vision Transferred to Hospital’s Ophthalmology Dept.
2015-12-25
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that the medical record of detainee Ali Hassan who entered the correction and rehabilitation center on August 7, 2014 doesn’t indicate he suffers from any chronic diseases but low vision of nearby objects without any other symptoms.
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Mother of Detainee: My Son Will Lose His Sight If Not Released to be Treated Abroad
2015-12-24
Bahrain Mirror: The mother of detainee Ali Hassan Adam appealed to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior to release her son so that he would be able to receive treatment before losing his sight in both eyes because he suffers from Retinal Atrophy.
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Bahrain Arrests Layla Abdulnabi Raising Number of Female Detainees to 6
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini authorities arrested on Tuesday (December 15, 2015) Layla Abdulnabi, after the court of appeals sentenced her to 6 months in prison over Jaw Prison events that took place on March 10, 2015.
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Bahrain Ombudsman: Complaints Increased by 375% Mostly Filed by Jaw Prison Detainees
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: Director of the Correctional and Detention Centers Control Directorate at the Ombudsman’s General Secretariat in Bahrain, Hamad Taqi, said that the general secretariat received 128 complaints and 589 help requests in the period between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.
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Five Detained Religious Figures from Jaw Prison: What Concerns Us Is Release of All Prisoners
2015-12-08
Bahrain Mirror: In response to statement calling for the release of imprisoned clerics, five of the prominent religious leaders detained in Jaw Central Prison issued a statement in which they said: “What concerns us is the release of all the prisoners, beginning with our sons and daughters of this nation.”
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Wife of Detainee Hussein Yousef: Prison Administration Is Depriving Yousef who Suffers from Sinusitis of Medication
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The wife of Jaw Central Prison detainee, Hussein Hamza Yousef, said that her husband is experiencing severe pain, as he suffers from sinusitis, yet the prison administration is not providing him with medication.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Appeal Adjourned over Charges of Entering Jaw Prison & Insulting Policemen
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s second high criminal court adjourned the appeals of the verdict issued against activist Zainab Al-Khawaja until February 2, 2016. Al-Khawaja is sentenced to 9 months in prison over insulting and attacking policemen and entering the reform and rehabilitation center without permission.
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Jaw Prison Prevents Dr. Ali Al-Ekri from Attending Uncle’s Funeral
2015-10-22
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Hameed Al-Mulla stated that the administration of Jaw Central Prison refused to allow detained Dr. Ali Al-Ekri to attend the funeral of his uncle, Haj Hassan Al-Ekri.
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Jaw Prison Administration Prevents Detained Opposition Leaders from Watching BBC
2015-10-14
Detained Opposition Leaders stated that the administration of Jaw Central Prison is seeking to isolate them from the outside world by banning them from watching TV news channels
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Bahraini Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Assaulting 2 Police Officers on March 10 in Jaw Prison
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini woman (38 years old, a mother and sister of two Jaw Prison detainees) to six months in prison for assaulting a male and female police officer in Jaw Prison on March 10, 2015.
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Diary of a 111-day Hunger Striker: With My Own Pen I write: I am Abdulajalil Al-Singace
2015-08-20
These are the memoirs recording four full days of an ongoing hunger strike carried out by the political prisoner, Abduljalil Al-Singace, since 111 days.