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Al-Wefaq on Independence Anniversary: People of Bahrain will Not Hand over their Land to Zionists, Foreign Powers
2023-08-15
Al-Wefaq Society stressed that "the people of Bahrain and their political, societal and vital forces, do not falter or hesitate. They identify with their Islam and Arabism, and will not hand over the land of Bahrain to the Zionists and foreign powers, and will not accept tampering with its Islamic and Arab identity in any way."
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Ayatollah Qassim: Free Prisoners have Right to Exercise their Firm Right to Restore All their Rights, People's Rights
2023-08-15
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim called for supporting the political prisoners in their hunger strike held in Jaw Central Prison, stressing that "supporting them in their demands is an imperative duty that falls on the shoulders of the people of Bahrain."
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Hasan Mushaima: Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike Oppressed
2023-08-15
Prisoner of conscience Hasan Mushaima affirmed his full solidarity with the political prisoners in Jaw Central Prison in the battle of the empty intestines they are waging.
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UN Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Demands Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2023-08-15
Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed in a Tweet her concern after the recent reports on Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja's health, as he spends his 12th year in prison for his peaceful defence of human rights.
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NIHR will Work to Find Solutions to Demands of Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Jaw Prison
2023-08-15
The National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) said on Monday, August 14, 2023, that "nurses have been provided around the clock in anticipation of any emergency" that may happen as a result of the hunger strike of political detainees in Jaw Central Prison.
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Al-Wefaq Issues "Bahrain: An Icon of Repression" Report Monitoring Violations Practiced by Authorities during Ashura, Other Occasions
2023-08-15
The Department of Freedoms and Human Rights at Al-Wefaq Society issued a report entitled "Bahrain: An Icon of Repression", on the human rights situation in Ashura and related events.
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Bahrain's Scholars Announce Solidarity with Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Call on Bahrainis to Support Prisoners' Legitimate Demands
2023-08-14
A group of religious scholars in Bahrain declared their full solidarity with the political prisoners on hunger strike at Jaw Central Prison.
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Four Death Row Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Resisting Assault
2023-08-14
Ahmed Al-Wadaei, director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), revealed that the Jaw Prison administration transferred 4 death row political prisoners to solitary confinement after resisting an attack they were subjected to in May 2023.
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Jaw Prison and Interior Officials Negotiate Hunger Strike Prisoners Over Their Demands
2023-08-13
The director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei revealed important details about the negotiation of officials in Jaw Central Prison and the Ministry of Interior with representatives of prisoners on hunger strike in the prison.
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Doctor Tells Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja: Your Life is in Danger
2023-08-13
Maryam Al-Khawaja, daughter of prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, confirmed that her father was transferred to the intensive care unit at the "Military Hospital" due to heart rhythm problems.
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Al-Wefaq Official: Isn't It Time for Authority to Respond to Prisoners' Just Demands
2023-08-13
Sayed Jamil Kadhem, head of the Al-Wefaq Shura Council, stressed that "the demands of the prisoners who are on hunger strike are just, necessary, available and commensurate with all the rights of prisoners in the world."
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Nedal Al-Salman, Enas Oun Start Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Prisoners in Bahrain
2023-08-13
President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nedal Al-Salman, and head of monitoring and documentation department at the center, Enas Oun, began a hunger strike on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in solidarity with detainees in Bahraini prisons
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Prisoners' Hunger Strike: Crisis Deeper than Just Detention Conditions
2023-08-11
We enter the fifth day of the hunger strike launched by hundreds of political prisoners in Bahrain, to demand the release of other detainees held in the harshest isolation prison, also calling for basic human rights.
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Detainee Al-Fardan: Tolerance Doesn't Include You
2023-08-11
Bahrain's ruling family can tolerate all religious and cultural trends, and interact with various humanitarian situations, except the demands of political detainees who are denied their basic rights.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Abstains from Visits in Solidarity with Hunger Striker Detainees
2023-08-11
Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman abstained from visits in solidarity with the political prisoners who are on hunger strike in Jaw Prison.
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Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Bahrain in September
2023-08-11
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit Bahrain in September 2023, the Hebrew i24news website reported.
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3 New Cases of Fainting Among Hundreds of Political Detainees on Hunger Strike in Jaw Prison
2023-08-10
Three new cases of fainting were recorded among the political detainees who are on hunger strike for the third day in a row in building 8, ward 2, in Jaw Central Prison, and were transferred to the prison's clinic.
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Sheikh Al-Daihi: Hunger Strike of Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Reflects their Insistence on Basic Rights, Dignity
2023-08-10
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, stressed that "the demands of political detainees are a necessity."
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Ruling Family Received $1.7 Million Increase in Revenues
2023-08-10
Oil prices continue to increase amid pledges by major producers to cut production, while Bahrain's oil revenues continue to surge, but who's benefiting from this increase?
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Sheikh Abdullah Al-Saleh: Detainees' Issue will Remain Among Most Important Issues We Work for
2023-08-10
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Saleh, deputy secretary-general of the Islamic Action Society (Amal), said that "the issue of detainees will remain among the most important issues all the people work for."