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Bahrain's SIU Receives 19 Torture & Mistreatment Complaints in July and Refers 2 Policemen to Court
2015-08-10
Senior member of Bahrain's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ibrahim Al-Kuwari, said the "unit received 19 complaints in July, including three allegations of torture and 16 claims of mistreatment by security forces.
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Officer Mocks Detainee Mahmoud Al-Aradi: "Why do You Want to See Your Parents When You Can't See"
2015-07-16
"Why do You Want to See Your Parents When You Can't See", this is what a Bahraini police officer mockingly said to detainee Mahmoud Abdullah Al-Aradi when he asked to see his parents after he lost his eyesight because of deliberate medical malpractice by the Jaw Prison administration.
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Al-Wefaq’s Mahdi Al-Ekri after His Release: We Spent Ramadan in Plastic Tents Under the Scorching Sun & Torture of Jordanian Police
2015-07-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Al-Wefaq Shura Member Mahdi Al-Ekri, who was released from prison on June 14, 2015, speaks of the sufferings of Jaw Prison detainees during the Month of Ramadan during an interview with Bahrain Mirror.
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Detainee Ali Haroun Beaten During a Phone Call with His Mother
2015-07-03
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini detainee Ali Haroun (21 years old) was severely beaten on Tuesday night (June 30, 2015) while having a phone conversation with his mother who heard his cries and pleading.
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BCHR Issues Report on "Jaw Prison": Bahraini Government's Brutality in Country's Central Prison
2015-07-03
Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain and Bahrain Institution for Rights and Democracy issued a report on Jaw Prison events based on interviews with inmates who were released weeks following the attack.
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Bahrain Mirror’s All-Inclusive Interview with Ibrahim Sharif: While Tortured, I Thought of the Popular Front & Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
2015-07-02
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive):: An hour and a half spent in Ibrahim Sharif’s room. A few days ago this wish would have been impossible, yet we are with him now, interviewing him face to face. The inspiring “Wa’ad” leftist leader and former cellblock 7 detainee in Jaw Central Prison can speak now free of chains.
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Seminar on "Jaw Prison Crime" Held at Human Rights Council in Geneva Today
2015-06-15
A Bahraini civil delegation will participate in the meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held in Geneva today (Monday, June 15, 2015).