Bahrain Mirror: Family of detained Ahmad Mirza said that the authorities continue to prevent him from undergoing an urgent surgery to remove his gallbladder since a year and a half.

The family indicated that Ahmad suffers from sickle cell disease and severe seizures. It added the he needs constant care, however, Jaw prison administration prevents him from being admitted to a hospital, also depriving him of medication and painkillers.

Ahmad Mirza, the half brother of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, is serving a 10-year jail term over politically-motivated case.

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