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Safaa Al-Khawaja: Hunger Strikers in Jaw Prison are Harassed by Security Men
2017-03-09
Bahrain Center for Human Rights member Safaa Al-Khawaja said that the police are harassing hunger strikers in Jaw Central Prison.
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Detained Opposition Figures Warn of Deteriorating Conditions in “Jaw” Prison
2017-03-07
Bahrain’s opposition figures detained in building #7 in Jaw Central Prison, confirmed the deterioration of the prison’s condition, due to more restrictions imposed on detainees by prison authorities.
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Family of Hamed Al-Abed Injured on Boat Nearly Month Ago Says: We Know Nothing About him
2017-03-06
Family of injured Hamed Jassim Al-Abed said that they have not received any information about his health condition since he was injured about a month ago, when the special forces opened fire at a boat that was transferring him along with other 9.
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AP: Bahrain Says 25 Arrested in Bust of Iran-Linked Terror Cell
2017-03-05
Bahrain says it has arrested 25 suspected members of a terror group allegedly backed by Iran on the island nation.
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AFP: Bahrain Says 25 Arrested over Jailbreak, Unrest
2017-03-05
Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, including a deadly jailbreak.
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Family of Ibrahim Mashkour Demands Authorities to Temporary Release him to Attend his Mother’s Funeral Procession
2017-03-04
Family of political detainee Ibrahim Mashkour from Bu Quwah demanded the Bahraini authorities to temporary release him to attend his mother’s funeral procession who died on Saturday, March 4, 2017.
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Sayed Alawi Conducts 8-min Phone Call with Family, Two and Half Months after last Call
2017-03-02
The family of Bahraini detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein, said they received a short phone call from him at night on Tuesday (February 29, 2017), after more than 120 days since his arrest.
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Detainee Fadel Sayed Abbas Contacts Family after 87 Days of Last Phone Call
2017-03-02
The family of Bahraini detainee Fadel Sayed Abbas said it received a call from him today after 152 of his enforced disappearance, and 87 days after the last phone call with him.
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Bahrain: Angry Protests Burst after MoI, Gov’t Media Published Photos of Detained Bahraini Women
2017-02-24
The streets of Bahrain witnessed today angry protests against the Ministry of Interior and government media outlets publishing photos for 4 Bahraini women accused by the authorities of joining terrorist cells.
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More than 120 Days on his Disappearance, Sayed Alawi’s Family Fails to Meet him or Know his Arrest Place
2017-02-23
Family of Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein bear Ministry of Interior and governments officials responsible for Sayed Alawi's wellbeing following 120 days of his arrest, as his family could not know the party that arrested him, his arrest place nor the charges brought against him.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Kills Three Fugitives in Gunbattle at Sea
2017-02-10
Bahrain said on Thursday its forces had killed three men and captured seven during a gun battle at sea as they tried to flee to Iran, linking most of the men to a deadly prison break last month.
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Dry Dock Detainees’ Clothes Confiscated with Temperature Fall
2017-02-07
Detainees at the Dry Dock detention center complained Monday that the prison administration confiscated all their clothes, and left only 3 outfits for each detainee. This comes as the weather in Bahrain sees a fall in temperature.
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Life Sentences Issued against 6 Bahrainis over Assembling & Targeting Policemen
2017-01-30
The High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (January 29, 2017) life sentences against 6 suspects and bound them to pay 1551 BD. It also handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect along with a BD 200 fine and acquitted two others.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentences against 2 Suspects over Blast Case, 5-Year Jail Term against Taiba Darwish over Hiding Them
2017-01-20
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld life sentences against 2 suspects accused of blasting a bomb in Khalifa Al-Kabir Street in Muharraq and 5-year jail term against Taiba Darwish over hiding fugitives. The court also upheld 2-year jail term against an appellant over hiding a convict.
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Visitations to Dry Dock Prison Cancelled for Second Consecutive Day
2017-01-16
Prison's administration continued to cancel the scheduled visits to Dry Dock Prison (pre-detention center) for the second consecutive day.
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Al-Wefaq: Execution Will Have Serious Repercussions on Country's Future Political Stability
2017-01-15
The National Islamic Society Al-Wefaq called on the international community to take a stance against the recent development in Bahrain, in reference to the Bahraini authorities' intention to execute three of its citizens.
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Visits of Jaw Prison’s Inmates Canceled
2017-01-15
Families of political prisoners in Jaw central prison confirmed that they received calls stating that all the scheduled visits on Sunday (January 15, 2017) were canceled.
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BCHR Demands Release of Mentally Challenged Citizen Accused of Illegal Assembly
2017-01-13
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) denounced the Bahraini authorities’ detention of mentally-challenged citizen, Kameel Ahmad Hamida, on December 13, 2016, demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
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BCHR Demands Cancer Patient Detainee Elias Al-Mullah Receives Proper Medical Treatment
2017-01-13
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) demanded that detainee Elias Al-Mullah (25 years old), who suffers from stage 3 cancer, receives proper medical treatment, and that his family is given his recent up-to-date medical reports on his condition.
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Witness: Sayed Alawi Transferred via Wheelchair Due to Severe Torture
2017-01-12
An eyewitness said that detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein al-Moussawi is being transferred via a wheelchair due to severe torture.