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Interior Minister's Son Controls Lists of Beneficiaries of Alternative Penalty Code
2022-05-09
Legal counsel Ibrahim Sarhan said the amendments to the Alternative Penal Code limited the identification of the lists of beneficiaries from this law to the Interior Minister's son.
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Mr. Hasan Mushaima Isolated for 10 Months after Refusing Parole under Alternative Penal Code
2022-05-05
Activist Ali Mushaima, son of detained leader Hasan Mushaima, said his father, leader of the Haq movement, has been living in isolation for 10 months as a punishment for refusing parole under Alternative Penal Code.
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Jaw Prison Administration Briefs Detainees on "Open Prisons" Mechanism
2022-05-01
The Jaw Prison Administration recently briefed political detainees on the mechanism of implementing the open prisons program, explaining that the program would be implemented in three stages.
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Interior Minister Briefs US Ambassador on Alternative Penalties, Open Prisons Programs
2022-03-10
Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa briefed the newly appointed US Ambassador Steven C. Bondy on implementations of alternative penalties and open prisons programs.
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Gov't of Bahrain Announces Launching Open Prisons Program, Says it will Expand "Alternative Penal Code"
2022-02-01
The government of Bahrain has announced a series of measures aimed at expanding alternative penalties in parallel with the start of the open prisons program, with the aim of containing human rights criticism, which has long been a problem for the kingdom and has embarrassed it in front of the international community.
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3752 Detainees Benefited from Alternative Penal Code: MoI
2022-01-30
The Interior Ministry said the total number of beneficiaries of the Alternative Penal Code since it was applied in May 2018 has reached 3725.
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7 Detainees Released under Alternative Penal Code
2022-01-26
The Bahraini authorities released 7 political detainees, who have served more than three quarters of their prison terms, under the alternative penal code.
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Arrest is a Graduation Gift in Bahrain: Story of Hasan Al-Jamri
2021-12-22
The Bahraini security authorities released Hasan Ahmed Jaafar Al-Jamri, and although this release coincided with the issuance of a special pardon decree for 105 prisoners, Al-Jamri was released under the alternative penalty law.
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MoI: 369 Prisoners Sent Back to Prison after Failing to Apply their Alternative Sentences
2021-12-01
The Interior Ministry said that 369 prisoners failed to apply the requirements of the Alternative Penal Code and were sent back to prison.
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Imprisoned HR Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Applies for Alternative Penalty Code
2021-10-06
Human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja said that her father, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaj, human rights activist who is sentenced to life imprisonment, had submitted a letter to the Interior Ministry's Sentence Execution Directorate to take advantage of the alternative penalty code.
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US Embassy Welcomes What it Called "Expanding Alternative Sentencing Law in Bahrain"
2021-09-19
he US Embassy in Bahrain welcomed via its twitter account Bahrain's expanded application of its alternative sentencing law.
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This is What Happened to Tweeters and Online Activists in Bahrain until Mid-2021: BPA
2021-08-01
The London-based Bahrain Press Association (BPA) documented 15 cases of abuses against journalists, media professionals and tweeters during the first half of 2021.
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Interior Minister Discusses Implementation of Open Prison Experience, Expansion of Alternative Penalties Law
2021-05-26
As part of his visit to the United Kingdom, Interior Minister, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, met the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel.
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60 Political Prisoners Released So Far Under Alternative Penal Code: Bahrain Center for Human Rights
2021-04-12
The head of the monitoring and documentation unit at Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Inas Aoun, said that the Center recorded, yesterday, April 11, 2021, the release of about 60 political prisoners during the past three days.
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Bahrain Press Association Commends Release of Some Prisoners, Calls on Authorities to Abolish Death Penalty
2021-04-10
The Bahrain Press Association said it applauds "the release of some political prisoners in Bahrain under the Alternative Penal Code."
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Number of Released Political Prisoners Increased to 51, Says Inas Aoun
2021-04-10
Head of the Monitoring and Documentation Unit at Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Inas Aoun, announced that the number of released political prisoners has risen up to 51 within two days.
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Bahrain Authorities Released 40 Political Prisoners So Far out of 73 Candidates for Release under Alternative Penalty Law
2021-04-10
The security authorities in Bahrain released late Friday evening (April 9, 2021) 40 political prisoners, according to Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR).
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Sayed Kamel Al-Hashemi Released under Alternative Penalty Law
2021-04-10
The security authorities in Bahrain released Friday evening (April 9, 2021) Sayed Kamel Al-Hashemi, who was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, of which he had served more than two and a half years.
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Father of Martyr Ali Mushaima Released after Replacing His Remaining Prison Sentence with "Alternative Punishment"
2021-03-12
The Bahraini authorities released today Abdulhadi Mushaima, 57, father of the first martyr in the Bahraini uprising, after he was recently arrested over taking part in peaceful protests in 2019.
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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.