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Bahraini Prisoner Uses “Clorox” to Ease Tooth Pain after Interior Ministry Neglects his Treatment
2018-10-31
Rights Activist Ibtisam Al-Sayegh said a prisoner is suffering from severe pain in his teeth, forcing him to use diluted Clorox to relieve the pain, especially since he was not referred to a doctor and did not receive any treatment.
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Sheikhs Al-Reyash, Al-Banaa, Al-Jamri, Eulogy Reciter Sahwan and Malikiya Obsequies Organizers Released
2018-10-30
Bahraini security authorities released a number of detainees who were arrested during the month of Muharram, or after their participation in the commemoration of Ashura.
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Bahraini National Extradited by the Netherlands to Bahrain Held at Security HQ Notorious for Brutal Torture
2018-10-23
Yousif Al-Muhafdah said documented information confirmed that Bahraini youth Ali Shuwaikh, who was deported to Bahrain, is being held at the notorious Criminal Investigation Department HQ in Bahrain.
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32 British MPs Sign Petition Deploring Degrading Treatment of Political Prisoners in Bahrain
2018-10-20
32 British MPs have so far signed a petition deploring the degrading treatment of political prisoner and criticizing the ongoing arrest of Bahraini opposition leaders who were subjected to torture and unlawfully convicted by a military court in 2011.
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Following Adel Flaifel’s Footsteps in the 90s: Pay Us and We’ll Free Your Sons Early
2018-09-21
Exploitation of authority and blackmailing people for money is nothing new. These incidents have been happening since the 1990s and are still taking place this day.
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Detainee Hajar Mansour Transferred to Hospital after being Attacked by Prison’s Director
2018-09-19
London-based activist, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, said that the director of Women’s Prison in Hamad Town, officer Maryam Al-Bardouli, attacked his mother-in-law Hajar Mansour who is serving a 3-year jail term, over political cases fabricated against her as a reprisal due to her son-in-law’s activism.
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UK Parliament Motion Calls for Suspending Assistance Programs to Bahrain, Release All Political Prisoners
2018-09-16
British Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake is leading a movement in the UK Parliament calling for the adoption of a motion for ending degrading treatment against political prisoners in Bahrain.
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Leading Authors Demand Returning Books to Hassan Mushaima in Open Letter to Bahrain King
2018-09-08
Leading writers including Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak and Claire Tomalin have signed an open letter to the king of Bahrain urging him to intervene in the case of political prisoner Hassan Mushaima.
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Recorded Phone Call between Mushaima and his Son: Harassing Us May Be "Orders from Above"
2018-08-23
The prominent Bahraini imprisoned dissident Hasan Mushaima said in a phone call he made with his son Ali Mushaima, on Sunday (August 19, 2018), that orders to harass him and harass political prisoners started with the appointment of the new prison administration and that he believes that these orders are from “orders from above”, in a reference to the senior leaders in the authority.
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Al-Wefaq Calls for Immediate Release of Sheikh Hassan Isa on 3rd Anniversary of his Arrest
2018-08-20
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in Bahrain called for the immediate and unconditional release of Al-Wafaq’s prominent member and former MP Sheikh Hassan Isa.
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UK MP: Treatment of Hasan Mushaima in Bahrain Prisons Worrying
2018-08-18
UK MP Jim Cunningham sent a letter about the detained Bahraini dissident Hasan Mushaima, whose son, Ali, launched a hunger strike in front of the Bahraini Embassy in London, demanding providing the needed health care for his father.
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Bahrain Prisons: Cemetery of the Living, Prisoners’ Denial of Treatment Indicates Disaster
2018-08-18
Activists have confirmed that prison authorities in Bahrain are denying political prisoners treatment, which has led to the deterioration of the health conditions of hundreds of detainees.
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British Citizen Tried to Deliver Letter to Bahraini Embassy in Solidarity with Mushaima, Door Shut in Her Face
2018-08-17
A British citizen tried to deliver a letter in the name of British people in solidarity with the demands of Bahraini activist Ali Mushaima in allowing his political detainee father, Hasan Mushaima, receive medical care and his right to visitation.
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Zainab Makki Released after 10 Months of Imprisonment as Trial Continues
2018-05-24
A Bahraini court ordered releasing the detained Zainab Makki on Wednesday (May 23, 2018) with the guarantee of her place of residence.
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#Free_Detained_Bahraini_Women Campaign: Increased Violations and Harassment of Female Political Prisoners
2018-04-14
The arrest, torture and sexual abuse of women behind bars show one of the Bahraini regime’s hideous faces.
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Booths of Humiliation: About the Visits of Prisoners’ Families
2018-01-17
Humiliation is not only practiced against political prisoners in Bahrain, it is also the treatment that families of prisoners receive during visits.
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Isa Town Detainees: Some Wash Policewomen’s Carpets, Others Remain in their Prison Cells in Protest
2017-11-22
The Political prisoners held in Isa Town Detention Center experience various forms of humiliation and exploitation by female police officers and the prison chief.
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Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi Describes Conditions of Political Prisoners in Bahrain: They Drink Water in “Clorox Bottles”, I Experienced these Sufferings!
2017-11-15
In a shocking tweet, neurosurgeon Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi described the situation of political prisoners in Bahrain. “They drink water in Clorox bottles and eat their meals on nylon bags instead of plates. They spend 23 hours in prison cells,” he said.
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Detainee Yasser Al-Mo'men Continues Hunger Strike Demanding Treatment
2017-10-30
Human rights activist Zeinab Al-Khamis said that detainee Yasser Al-Mo'men’s hunger strike entered its fourth consecutive day in protest against his deprivation from treatment at Dry Dock Prison.
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BCHR: Nabeel Rajab Subjected to Degrading Treatment after Transfer to Jaw Prison
2017-10-28
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said in a statement issued on October 26, 2017, “the Bahraini authorities must protect Nabeel Rajab from harassment and degrading treatment”.