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Political Prisoner in Bahrain Subjected to Attempted Murder inside Prison by Naturalized Inmate
2021-03-17
Family of prisoner of conscience Sheikh Zuheir Ashour issued a statement on Tuesday (March 16, 2021) in which it said that Zuheir was subjected to an attempted murder by a political prisoner, a former army in Bahrain Defense Force.
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Father of Martyr Ali Mushaima Held in Dry Dock Prison without Treatment, Concerns over Him Contracting Covid-19
2021-03-04
Director of Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, spoke about the suffering of Abdulhadi Mushaima, father of the first martyr in the Bahraini uprising.
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Three COVID-19 Cases among Prisoners: Al-Wadaei
2021-02-17
Director of Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, confirmed that 3 political prisoners have been infected with Coronavirus in the notorious Jaw Prison.
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Coronavirus Hits Jaw Central Prison, Inmate Tested Positive for COVID-19
2021-02-11
The Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday (February 9, 2021) that a detainee in Jaw Prison was infected with Coronavirus and said that it quarantined people in contact with him.
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Bahrain Contains Armed Incident in Middle of Sea with Qatar
2020-12-16
Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that Bahrain has recently contained an armed incident in the middle of the sea with Qatar's Coast Guard, stressing that his country totally refuses these "abuses".
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Two Bahraini Coast Guard Vessels Stopped by Qatari Patrols while Taking Part in Maritime Exercise
2020-11-28
The Qatari coastguard vessels stopped two Bahraini coastguard boats that were returning after taking part in a maritime exercise, the Bahraini Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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MoI Threatens Participants in Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Ashoura with "Legal Measures"
2020-10-06
Interior Ministry issued a provocative statement threating to take legal measures against the majority of Shiites participating in the commemoration of 40th anniversary of Imam Hussein martyrdom (Arbaeen) in case of holding gathering in the homes.
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Gov't Adds National Center for Cybersecurity to Organizational Structure of Interior Ministry
2020-09-30
The Cabinet approved in its last session, September 28, 2020, the restructuring of the Ministry of Interior in order to add the National Center for Cybersecurity to the organizational structure of the Ministry. The department is to report directly to the Minister of Interior.
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Director General of Reformation and Rehabilitation: No COVID-19 Cases Recorded among Prisoners
2020-09-28
Abdulsalam Al-Arifi, the Director General of Reformation and Rehabilitation in Bahrain's Ministry of Interior, announced that all the centers affiliated to the reformation and rehabilitation haven't recorded any COVID-19 cases among prisoners and workers since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Political Jaw Prisoner in Danger, Officer Al-Zayani Broke both his Arms, Severely Beat him
2020-09-15
Private sources confirmed that the person in charge in Jaw Central Prison, officer Hashem Al-Zayani, broke the hands of political prisoner, Ali Al-Wazir. Eyewitnesses stressed that they saw the prisoner in a very bad health condition due to the beating and torture he was subjected to at Al-Zayani's hands.
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Interior Minister: Relations between Bahrain and Israel is Sovereign Decision
2020-09-12
Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa has stressed that the declaration of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Israel is a sovereign decision that represents a courageous stance reflecting King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's wisdom and forward-looking vision.
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Editorial: Why do You Want Ashura Commemoration to be an Issue of Conflict?
2020-08-15
Questions that need to be answered: Why is this incomprehensible insistence on preventing religious activities? Why is there this serious threat to the administrators of obsequies and Husseiniyas? Why is the media being used to incite as well as underestimate people's religious dignity? W
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Gov't Exploits Epidemic to Prevent Shiites from Commemorating Ashura
2020-08-12
The Bahraini authorities are clearly trying to take advantage of the exceptional measures of the Coronavirus pandemic and exploiting this conundrum that many countries around the globe are witnessing in order to intensify the persecution of Shiite citizens in Bahrain.
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Details from Interior Ministry Campaign to Prevent Re-Opening of Husseiniyas in Muharram
2020-08-12
The Bahraini Interior Ministry is launching two campaigns against the return of religious rituals that Bahraini Shiites commemorate in the Month of Muharram every year. The first is a campaign of summonses to pressure and cause direct threat and the second is a media campaign via local media outlets.
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After Beirut Explosion, Bahrain Forms Committee to Ensure Storage Mechanism of Dangerous Substances
2020-08-12
One week after Beirut's Port explosion, Bahraini announced the formation of a committee to list dangerous substances, their storage sites and inspection mechanisms.
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COVID-19 Case Detected among Jaw Prisoners
2020-08-04
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said she received a call from one of Jaw prisoners stating that there are Coronavirus cases inside the prison.
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Story of Sharifa Siwar and Lyrica Pills Case
2020-07-11
Sharifa Siwar (who holds a PhD in psychotherapy) doesn't have a lot to hide as she has revealed the source of Lyrica that were being distributed as narcotic pills in Bahrain and exposed the irresponsible way the security and judiciary authorities have dealt with the issue in previous periods.
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Bahrain, US Sign Letter of Agreement in Field of Explosives Detection
2020-07-08
Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received on Tuesday (July 7, 2020) the outgoing United States Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Siberell.
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Sharifa Siwar Presents Her Evidence on Lyrica Issue to Interior Ministry
2020-07-07
The Cybercrime department finished its investigations with Sharifa Siwar (who holds a PhD in psychotherapy). Sharifa was summoned on Sunday (June 5, 2020) after saying that has confirmed evidence that Lyrica pills come directly from the Ministry of Health's stores.
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Siwar Says She Has Evidence on "Lyrica": Source of Sold Narcotic Pills is Health Ministry
2020-07-06
Sharifa Siwar (who holds a PhD in psychotherapy) announced on Sunday night (July 5, 2020) that she has confirmed evidence that Lyrica pills distributed as narcotic pills in Bahrain come directly from the ministry of health stores.