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Political Prisoner Mohammad Al-Raml's Family Say He's Vomiting Blood Due to Poor Conditions, Fear for His Life
2024-07-10
The family of political prisoner Mohammad Hassan Al-Raml, currently held in Jaw Central Prison, has expressed deep concern for his well-being following his transfer to isolation under poor conditions. Al-Raml has recently undergone another surgery due to medical negligence, where he was not provided the necessary medications for recovery.
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Bahrain Between External Peace and Internal Reconciliation: Unresolved Issues Require Fundamental Solutions
2024-07-10
In an interview, former opposition MP Ali Al-Aswad from the Al-Wefaq bloc asserted that international peace is unattainable without internal peace in Bahrain.
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Yusuf Al-Muhafdha: Convicted Returnees to Bahrain Have the Right to a Lawyer, Retrial, and Legal Guarantees
2024-07-08
Human rights defender Sayed Yusuf Al-Muhafdha has called on exiled individuals with previous convictions, including those with dual citizenship, who decide to return to Bahrain, to seek legal or human rights consultations to avoid arrest.
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ADHRB: Isolated Political Prisoner Mohamed Al-Ramal Speaks Up about Political & Sectarian Reprisal He Faces
2024-06-07
Political prisoner, held in Jaw Central Prison, Mohamed Hasan Abdulla AlRamal, 64, confirmed the ongoing escalating violations against him and his continued isolation since May 23, 2024, in Building 2, unfit for living, after his transfer from Building 8 in reprisal for demanding adequate meals. This prompted him to start a new, ongoing hunger strike.
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Jaw Prison Administration Isolates Political Prisoner Ibrahim Al-Samahiji After Meeting with Member of National Institute for Human Rights
2024-06-07
Building 8 in Jaw Central Prison, which houses political prisoners serving long sentences, witnessed widespread anger on Thursday, June 6, 2024, following a visit by former MP Ahmed Al-Salloom, a member of the National Institute for Human Rights, to meet with political prisoner Ibrahim Al-Samahiji, who is serving a life sentence.
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Political Prisoner Abdullah Swar: Jaw Prison Prevented Me from Attending Trial and Receiving Treatment
2024-06-05
Abdullah Habib Swar, a political prisoner held in Jaw Central Prison, complained about the prison administration preventing inmates from any movement within the prison.
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ADHRB: Despite Dire Health Condition, Prisoner Mohamed Al-Ramal Placed in Cell Lacking Most Basic Necessities of life
2024-06-05
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemned the policy of deliberate medical negligence against elderly political prisoner Mohamed Hasan Abdulla AlRamal and the disregard for the seriousness of his health condition.
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Jaw Prison Administration Punishes Political Prisoners by Transferring Them to Criminal Prison Blocks and Isolated Cells
2024-06-03
The administration of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison recently transferred several political prisoners to prison buildings designated for criminal inmates and placed some in isolation after they left to take exams and visit the prison infirmary.
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Bahrain Authorities Arrest Ali Mhanna After Announcing Protest Outside Interior Ministry Demanding His Son's Release
2024-05-14
Security authorities in Bahrain arrested activist Ali Mhanna on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after his announcement of participating in a protest outside the Ministry of Interior headquarters.
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Wife of Political Prisoner Jasim Al-Barbouri Goes on Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Prisoners Intentionally Starved by Jaw Prison Administration
2024-05-13
The wife of prisoner of conscience Jasim Al-Barbouri announced on Saturday, May 11, 2024, her open hunger strike in solidarity with her husband and inmates in Jaw Central Prison.
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Abdollahian: Iran and Bahrain Consider Returning Relations to Normalcy
2024-05-13
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated that "Iran and Bahrain are contemplating further steps and the return of relations to their normal state."
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Bahrain: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
2024-05-08
The Bahraini government has finally spoken its last word, with no further releases imminent. Everything that happened in the penultimate session of the House of Representatives was merely an event for expressing opinions and testing the waters, nothing more, as all the cards of power remain in the hands of the king.
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Bahraini Regime Forces Suppress Open Sit-in Held by Political Prisoners' Families outside Jaw Prison
2024-05-02
Bahraini forces cracked down on an open-ended sit-in initiated by the families of political prisoners in front of the Jaw Central Prison on Thursday, May 2, 2024, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners.
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Baqer Darwish: There's No Alternative to Political and HR Reform, Freedoms Remain Threatened If Roots of Problems Aren't Addressed
2024-05-01
Baqer Darwish, the head of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), stressed "the need to start taking confidence-building measures, including the whitening of prisons (i.e. the release of political prisoners) to correct the course" in Bahrain.
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MP Mohammad Al-Husseini: I Call for Return of Political Life, Societies, and Release of Political Prisoners Mainly Sheikh Ali Salman
2024-05-01
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammad Al-Husseini demanded "the strong return of political life to Bahrain, the return of political societies, whitening of prisons (i.e. the release of political prisoners), and the release of Sheikh Ali Salman," the Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq Society from prison.
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BFHR Holds Seminar on Political Prisoners: Compensate them, Redress their grievances, and Hold those Involved in Violations against them Accountable
2024-04-29
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) organized a seminar on Saturday, April 27, 2024, coinciding with the #FreeBahrainPrisoners campaign, with the participation of the father of the political prisoner Hussein Mhana, former member of the Shura Council of the Al-Wefaq Yusuf Rabie, and the spokesperson for the Prisoners Affairs Committee Jaafar Yahya.
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Political Prisoner Yousef Mohammad Suffers Health Problems, Jaw Prison Administration Intentionally Neglects Him
2024-04-29
Inmates at Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison confirmed that political prisoner Yousef Hassan Mohammad suffered sudden health problems, leading to his transfer to the prison infirmary. However, the Jaw Prison administration refused to transfer him to the hospital for treatment.
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Sheikh Ali Rahma Calls for Embracing and Supporting the Released Prisoners
2024-04-28
Sheikh Ali Rahma called on the Bahraini community to initiate embracing and supporting the released political prisoners by providing them with jobs and shelter, emphasizing the importance of financial support from their families, relatives, and friends "to prevent despair from creeping into the released prisoner and the feeling that he is alone in society."
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Baqer Darwish: Every Bahraini Political Prisoner and Victim of HR Violations Has the Right to Compensation
2024-04-28
Baqer Darwish, chairman of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), stressed that every Bahraini political prisoner and victim of human rights violations has the right to compensation and redress.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim: Emptying Prisons Would Add Credibility to Corrective Step
2024-04-27
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim hopes that the release of a number of political prisoners will be a promising step toward a serious, accelerated, and comprehensive corrective path to resolve the existing problems in the political relationship between the authorities and the Bahraini people.