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Sayed Al-Ghuraifi: Unemployment Crisis Confuses Homeland, Prisons' Overcrowding Worsens Paths
2023-08-28
Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi stressed that "the homeland only becomes stable by approaching crises with wisdom, awareness and insight," pointing out that "the unemployment crisis confuses the homeland and prisons' overcrowding worsens the paths and complaints of detainees need to be seriously addressed."
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Sheikh Sanqour: Prisoners' Cause still Pending Although It's Pure Humanitarian
2023-08-27
The Friday preacher of the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, said that "the prisoners' cause is still a pending issue, despite the fact that it is a purely humanitarian cause," hoping that "it is addressed as the homeland deserves that we strive to take the path that'll overcome its pain and that of its people."
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A'ali Residents Denounce Abdulnabi Salman's Statements: Denial of Reality, False Testimony
2023-08-25
Bahrainis residing in A'ali denounced the statements of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdulnabi Salman, who commended the human rights situation in Bahrain, and praised the role of human rights agencies affiliated with the authorities.
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Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous Almost Died, Authorities Returned him to Prison before Completing his Treatment
2023-08-25
The spokesman for the "Prisoners' Affairs Authority in Bahrain ", Jaafar Yahya, revealed that prisoner of conscience in the Central Jaw Prison, Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous, "almost died" due to his health deterioration.
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BCHR: Lives of 183 Children in Bahraini Prisons in Danger
2023-08-25
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) stressed that "a distressing reality persists as children find themselves confined within detention facilities, facing numerous challenges that not only compromise their well-being but also breach the very international agreements designed to protect their rights."
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16 Jaw Prisoners in Isolation to Relatives: We Need Your Support, Abandoning Us Will Affect Us and Our Families
2023-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: A group of 16 political detainees held in isolation in Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison sent a message addressing citizens in general, and their relatives in particular, stressing the need to offer them support, warning that "the consequences of letting them down may affect the hearts of detainees and their families and its effects will persist."
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Jaw Prison Detainee Fails to Obtain Eyeglasses after Several Attempts
2023-08-24
Ali Abdulhalim, a detainee in Jaw Central Prison, who is on hunger strike, confirmed that he repeatedly tried with the prison administration and its clinic to obtain eyeglasses, but none of them responded to him.
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Detainee Fadel Abbas: Jaw Prison Administration Prevents My Necessary Treatment after Surgery, Wants Me Dead Body
2023-08-23
Detainee Fadel Abbas in Jaw Central Prison confirmed that he was prevented from entering the prison's clinic on Sunday, August 20, 2023, despite his deteriorating health condition, noting that the prison administration portrays his situation as "good".
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Detainee Ahmed Isa Abdulhussein Launches Hunger Strike until Achieving his Demands
2023-08-23
Ahmed Isa Abdulhussein, a detainee in Jaw Central Prison, sentenced to life imprisonment, announced launching hunger strike until achieving his demands after exhausting all attempts and knocking on all doors for 4 years.
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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.