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Ayatollah Qassim: Aggression against the Quran is Desperate Attempt to Thwart Creeping Islamic Renaissance
2023-08-23
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim considered that "the persistence and expansion of aggressive operations against the Holy Quran, including burning, desecration and various insults in various Western countries, is a desperate attempt to thwart a creeping Islamic renaissance.
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Brian Dooley Calls on Bahrain to Respond to Prisoners Demands to Prevent Similar Outcome to 2015
2023-08-23
Brian Dooley, senior advisor at Human Rights First, said that Bahrain is lurching into another crisis as hundreds of prisoners protest about the lack of adequate medical care since August 7, 2023.
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Abdulwahab Hussein: If Officials Don't Fix Their Prison Corruption, They'll Regret It
2023-08-22
Abdulwahab Hussein, spokesman of Al Wafa'a Islamic Movement, confirmed that "officials treat prisoners in a way that produces the worst outcome, and overwhelm the facts with embellished talk without considering the consequences."
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At least 500 Bahraini Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Authorities Continue their Violations
2023-08-21
t least 500 prisoners are on hunger strike inside a Bahraini prison, in what is described as the largest demonstration of such a kind inside a prison in the Gulf state. Meanwhile, the Bahraini authorities continue to detain prisoners of conscience.
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Political Detainee Ahmad Jaafar Chained in Solitary Confinement, Subjected to Torture and Insults
2023-08-21
The director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, revealed horrific details about the torture political detainee Ahmad Jaafar, who is in solitary confinement and on hunger strike, is being subjected to.
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Two Egyptians Charged with Terrorism for Political Reasons after Being Deported from Bahrain to Egypt
2023-08-21
A pair of Egyptians who disappeared for two weeks after they were arrested in Bahrain earlier this month have resurfaced in Egyptian custody on terrorism-related charges, according to a human rights group and an informed source.
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More than 743 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison on Hunger Strike
2023-08-21
The number of political prisoners on hunger strike in Jaw Central Prison reached more than 743, as of Sunday, August 20, 2023, according to the director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei.
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Policeman Hits Detainee in Jaw Prison while Transferring him to Prison's Infirmary
2023-08-21
Ali Salman, a political detainee on hunger strike at Jaw Central Prison, revealed that a policeman in the prison slapped him on his face and strangled him.
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Jaw Prison Detainees Commend Palestinian Prisoners' Hunger Strike: Our Dignity Won't be Trampled on, We Want Free Islamic Nation
2023-08-21
Political prisoners on hunger strike in Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison commended the Palestinian prisoners for going on a similar strike "championing their dignity," highlighting that the joint strike is because they do not accept their dignity to be trampled upon.
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Hasan Mushaima: If It weren't for My Health Condition, I wouldn't Hesitate to Join Prisoners' Hunger Strike
2023-08-21
Prisoner of conscience in Jaw Central Prison, Mr. Hasan Mushaima, leader and head of the "Haq" opposition movement, said that "the news he receives about the conditions of the beloved figures and prisoners breaks his heart," as their hunger strike reaches its 13th day.
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15 NGOs to UK Secretary of State: Detention, Possible Death of Prominent Bahraini HR Defenders in Bahraini Prisons Threaten UK Interests
2023-08-21
15 human rights organizations sent a letter to British Secretary of State for Foreign James Cleverly calling on his government to press the Bahraini authorities to unconditionally release all political prisoners in the Bahraini prisons.
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Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous Once again Transferred to Hospital after His Health Deteriorated
2023-08-21
Detained prisoner of conscience Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous was transferred to the Military Hospital once again after his health deteriorated due to the deliberate negligence by the Jaw Prison administration to treat him.
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Hunger Strike of Hundreds of Prisoners in Jaw Prison Most Powerful Strikes that has ever Happened inside Bahraini Prison System
2023-08-20
At least 500 prisoners are on hunger strike inside a Bahraini prison primarily used to detain prisoners of conscience, refusing food in protest at their detention conditions, the Guardian newspaper reported.
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Arab Organization for Human Rights Calls on Bahrain to Respond to Legitimate Demands of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
2023-08-19
The Arab Organization for Human Rights called on the Bahraini authorities to "examine the situation" of political detainees who have been on hunger strike in Jaw Central Prison for 12 days, and called on them to "work to end the strike and respond to their legitimate demands, which represent the minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners and other detainees."
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EU Calls on Bahrain to Release Detainees, Join Convention against Torture
2023-08-19
The European Union called on Bahrain to "expand measures for the release of political detainees to include imprisoned activists who suffer medical conditions."
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Sheikh Sanqour Calls for Releasing Prisoners: Those who don't Keep Political Score should at Least have Humanity
2023-08-19
The Friday preacher of the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, west of the capital Manama, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, expressed "solidarity with the prisoners" and called on the authorities to "release them all on a humanitarian basis," stressing that "Those who don't keep political score should at least have humanity."
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Sheikh Al-Daihi: No Progress in Negotiations between Hunger-Striking Detainees and Jaw Prison Administration
2023-08-19
The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, confirmed that "negotiations between the detainees and Jaw Prison administration in Bahrain have not achieved any progress so far," as the detainees' open hunger strike enters its second week.
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Health of Hunger-Striker Detainees Deteriorates, Protests in Berlin and London in Solidarity with Them
2023-08-19
The health condition of a number of political prisoners in "Jaw" central prison who are on hunger strike has deteriorated, as detainee Jaafar Naji Ramadan faces high risk of death after his blood sugar reached 1.6.
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Washington Aware of, Concerned of Hunger Strike in Jaw Prison
2023-08-19
Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, said on Thursday (August 18, 2023) that Washington is "aware of and concerned" of the reports of the hunger strike carried out by the detainees inside the Bahraini prisons since August 7 to demand improving their situation.
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HR Organizations Urge Biden to Interfere to Release Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2023-08-18
Over a dozen human rights organizations penned a letter to United States President Joe Biden, calling on the US government to press the Bahraini authorities to immediately release Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.