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Ali Haji May Face Imprisonment Again on Charges of "Penetrating a Restricted Area"
2024-05-06
Ali Haji, a human rights activist who spent 10 years in prison, faces a prison sentence if convicted by the court this week on charges of "violating the ban on restricted areas".
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Muneer Mushaima: Violations Against Our Family Reached the Grandchildren for Demanding Our Rights.
2024-05-03
Muneer Mushaima, the brother of executed martyr Sami Mushaima, appealed to human rights organizations, activists, and people of conscience to support his family, which "is being subjected to many human rights violations."
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U.S. State Department in its 2023 HR Report: No Changes in the Human Rights Situation in Bahrain
2024-05-02
The U.S. State Department, in its country report on human rights practices in Bahrain for the year 2023, affirmed that, "There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bahrain during the year."
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Bahraini Regime Forces Suppress Open Sit-in Held by Political Prisoners' Families outside Jaw Prison
2024-05-02
Bahraini forces cracked down on an open-ended sit-in initiated by the families of political prisoners in front of the Jaw Central Prison on Thursday, May 2, 2024, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners.
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Wife of Political Prisoner Yousef Mohammad: He Suffers from Serious Symptoms, I Demand His Release Before It's Too Late
2024-05-01
The wife of political prisoner Yousef Hassan Mohammad, held in the Jaw Central Prison, called on "officials and those in charge" to immediately release her husband and address his deteriorating health condition "so that he does not leave prison dead, carried on shoulders."
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Baqer Darwish: There's No Alternative to Political and HR Reform, Freedoms Remain Threatened If Roots of Problems Aren't Addressed
2024-05-01
Baqer Darwish, the head of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), stressed "the need to start taking confidence-building measures, including the whitening of prisons (i.e. the release of political prisoners) to correct the course" in Bahrain.
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MP Mohammad Al-Husseini: I Call for Return of Political Life, Societies, and Release of Political Prisoners Mainly Sheikh Ali Salman
2024-05-01
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammad Al-Husseini demanded "the strong return of political life to Bahrain, the return of political societies, whitening of prisons (i.e. the release of political prisoners), and the release of Sheikh Ali Salman," the Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq Society from prison.
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MP Mamdouh Al-Saleh Calls on Bahrain's King to Release Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman, Allow Return of Exiles
2024-05-01
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mamdouh Al-Saleh urged the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to release opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Society, who is currently imprisoned.
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Was the Resumption of Flights with Iraq Expected?
2024-05-01
Gulf Air has recently issued a statement announcing the resumption of flights with Iraq after a four-year hiatus, in an anticipated move following the operation of flights between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Najaf specifically.
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SALAM: Bahrain Threatens Students Who Protest with Punishment Even Though It Ratified Civil and Political Rights
2024-04-29
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that "Despite Bahrain's ratification in 2006 of civil and political rights, including the right to protest and peaceful assembly, local legislation restricts this right and contradicts international law."
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BFHR Holds Seminar on Political Prisoners: Compensate them, Redress their grievances, and Hold those Involved in Violations against them Accountable
2024-04-29
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) organized a seminar on Saturday, April 27, 2024, coinciding with the #FreeBahrainPrisoners campaign, with the participation of the father of the political prisoner Hussein Mhana, former member of the Shura Council of the Al-Wefaq Yusuf Rabie, and the spokesperson for the Prisoners Affairs Committee Jaafar Yahya.
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Political Prisoner Yousef Mohammad Suffers Health Problems, Jaw Prison Administration Intentionally Neglects Him
2024-04-29
Inmates at Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison confirmed that political prisoner Yousef Hassan Mohammad suffered sudden health problems, leading to his transfer to the prison infirmary. However, the Jaw Prison administration refused to transfer him to the hospital for treatment.
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Sheikh Ali Rahma Calls for Embracing and Supporting the Released Prisoners
2024-04-28
Sheikh Ali Rahma called on the Bahraini community to initiate embracing and supporting the released political prisoners by providing them with jobs and shelter, emphasizing the importance of financial support from their families, relatives, and friends "to prevent despair from creeping into the released prisoner and the feeling that he is alone in society."
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Baqer Darwish: Every Bahraini Political Prisoner and Victim of HR Violations Has the Right to Compensation
2024-04-28
Baqer Darwish, chairman of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), stressed that every Bahraini political prisoner and victim of human rights violations has the right to compensation and redress.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim: Emptying Prisons Would Add Credibility to Corrective Step
2024-04-27
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim hopes that the release of a number of political prisoners will be a promising step toward a serious, accelerated, and comprehensive corrective path to resolve the existing problems in the political relationship between the authorities and the Bahraini people.
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Coordinating Committee for Jaw Prison Sit-in: No Turning Back on the Open Sit-in Until the Release of All Political Prisoners
2024-04-27
The coordinating committee for the "Justice Shall be Claimed" activities in Jaw Central Prison stated that the open sit-in demanding the unconditional release of all political prisoners continues to stand firm and determined despite the inhumane restrictions.
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Massive Demonstration in Diraz in Support of Gaza and Bahraini Prisoners of Conscience
2024-04-27
Worshipers at the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, west of the Bahrain capital Manama, took to the streets today, Friday, April 26, 2024, in a massive demonstration following Friday prayers in support of Gaza and Bahraini prisoners of conscience.
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Ibrahim Serhan: Released Political Prisoners Not Obligated to Pay Any Fine Under Terms of the Royal Pardon
2024-04-26
Ibrahim Serhan, legal advisor to the "Salam for Democracy and Human Rights" organization, called on political prisoners released under the recent royal pardon not to pay any fine as that is not lawful.
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Family of Hassan Mushaima Stages Sit-in Protesting Denial of His Medical Treatment and Demanding His Release
2024-04-26
The family of the opposition leader and head of the Haq Movement, Hassan Mushaima, imprisoned in the Jaw Central Prison, staged a sit-in in front of the "Kanoo Medical Center" on Thursday, April 25, 2024, protesting his denial of treatment and demanding his release.
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Mass Demonstration in Karbabad Demands the Release of All Prisoners of Conscience
2024-04-26
Karbabad witnessed a massive demonstration on Thursday evening, April 25, 2024, demanding the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in Bahraini prisons.