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Danish FM: We Raised Issue of Zainab Al-Khawaja's Arrest at Human Rights Council
2016-03-18
The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen said in a tweet on his personal Twitter account that Denmark raised the case of Zainab Al-Khawaja at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Family of Detainee Mohammad Jamil Al-Samie’ Calls for Disclosing his Fate after Torture Claims
2016-03-17
Family of detainee Mohammad Jamil Al-Samie’ said that they received information stating that their son was admitted to the military hospital after he was subjected to torture in Bahrain’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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Bahrain's SIU: 35 Prison Torture Complaints in February & 5 Policemen Referred to Trial
2016-03-05
Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), announced that the unit received during February, 2016, 35 complaints. The allegations varied between torture and maltreatment.
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Dry Dock Prison Hunger Strikers’ Health Deteriorates & Officers Threaten to Stop Strike by Force
2016-03-04
Detainees at Bahrain’s Dry Dock Prison revealed that prison officers threatened to use force to stop the collective hunger strike, which the prisoners have launched demanding that the abuses practiced by prison authorities against them be put to an end.
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Detained Athletes at Jaw Prison Congratulate Infantino after FIFA Election Win & Urge him to Make Effort to Release them
2016-03-02
Bahraini athletes imprisoned at Jaw Central Prison congratulated Gianni Infantino on his victory in the FIFA elections.
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Solidarity Vigil Held outside Mr. Hasan Mushaima’s House: You’re Bahrain’s Crown
2016-02-29
Bahrainis voiced their solidarity with the leader of Haq Movement Hasan Mushaima, under the slogan “You are the crown of our country”, stressing that what the Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya channel aired recently is but a failed attempt to insult opposition figures.
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Dry Dock Prisoners Call on Int’l Organizations to Consider their Hunger Strike Demands
2016-02-29
Sources from inside Central Jaw Prison announced an appeal to international human rights organizations for taking into consideration the demands made by prisoners on hunger strikes.
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Dry Dock Prisoners' Families Urge National Institute for Human Rights to Take Real Action
2016-02-25
The families of detainees held at Dry Dock Prison rallied and called on the Bahraini Ministry of Interior to meet the prisoners' demands and improve prison conditions.
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Detainee Mohammad Fakhrawi Begins Open Hunger Strike in Dry Dock Prison
2016-02-25
Detainee Mohammad Fakhrawi has started an open hunger strike protesting against the new human rights violations committed against the detainees in Dry Dock Prison.
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#Prisoner's_Right: Remove Glass Barriers & Respect Prisoners' Right to Medical Care
2016-02-23
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Activists on social media outlet, Twitter, voiced their solidarity with political detainees in bahrain, over the deteriorating prison conditions and their ongoing exposure to torture and lack of medical treatment.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Detainee Layla Al-Qasir to Year in Prison
2016-02-23
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media circulated news about a decision made by a Bahraini court to imprison detainee Layla Al-Qasir for one year, over charges of sheltering political fugitives.
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Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji on Hunger Strike since 6 Days
2016-02-21
The detained Bahraini Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji has been on hunger strike for six days now, according to a statement by his family given on Friday (February 19, 2016).
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Detainees in Dry Dock Prison: We’re Treated Like Animals
2016-02-20
Summary: Detainees in Bahrain’s Dry Dock Prison said that they are subjected to torture and are forced to imitate animal sounds.
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Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous Launches Open Hunger Strike over Denied Treatment
2016-02-20
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini prisoner of conscience Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous launched an open hunger strike on Thursday (February 18, 2016) over the ongoing denial of his right to treatment.
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Taleb Ali Recognizes Officer who Tortured Him: I Saw Death at Your Hands
2016-02-17
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini detainee Taleb Ali, who is sentenced over the "5 Tons" case on smuggled explosives, was able to recognize the police officer who tortured him in the courtroom.
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Bahraini Authorities Release Layal Abdulnabi, Detained since March 10 Jaw Prison Unrest
2016-02-17
Bahraini activists stated that the authorities in Bahrain released Layla Abdulnabi who was arrested on March 10, 2015, when unrest broke out in Jaw Central Prison
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Fatima Al-Halwachi Writes Open Letter to European Parliament President: My Father’s Detention Conditions Are Appalling
2016-02-06
Fatima Al-Halwachi, the Head of Monitoring and Documentation department of the EBOHR, sent an open letter to the President of the European Parliament in which she explained her father’s imprisonment conditions over a period of a year and a half.
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RSF Condemns Appeals Court Decision to Uphold 3-Month Jail Term against Photographer Ahmed Al-Fardan
2016-02-05
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned a Manama appeal court decision on Wednesday (February 3, 2015) upholding internationally-known photographer Ahmed Al-Fardan’s three-month jail sentence and arrest after the hearing to begin serving the sentence.
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Armenian Authorities Release Detainee Fadhel Abbas Who Was Arrested upon Bahrain’s Request
2016-02-03
Confirmed information stated that the Armenian authorities released Bahraini national Fadhel Abbas who was arrested and detained on the onset of 2016 upon Bahrain’s request to the Interpol.
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Jalila Al-Sayed Amin Released after Almost 1-Year Imprisonment
2016-02-01
A Bahraini court decided on Sunday (January 31, 2016) to release detainee Jalila Al-Sayed Amin following nearly one year of imprisonment.