
Bahrain’s largest ever hunger strike continues for 23 days
The Jau Prison hunger strike has entered its fourth week, with 804 prisoners now confirmed to be on strike against harsh prison conditions, making it
The Jau Prison hunger strike has entered its fourth week, with 804 prisoners now confirmed to be on strike against harsh prison conditions, making it
August 22, 2023 Dear High Representative and Vice President Borrell, Special Representative Gilmore, and Special Representative Di Maio, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to
A hunger strike of hundreds of inmates in Bahrain’s Jau Prison has entered its third week. The hunger strike began with over 400 prisoners and
Dear James Cleverly, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you urgently with regard to the ongoing hunger strike by hundreds of political prisoners in
Over 500 political prisoners in Bahrain’s Jau Prison have entered the twelfth day of their hunger strike in protest of harsh prison conditions. As the
On 12 August 2023, the Ombudsman issued a highly misleading statement that served to legitimise the degrading policies within Jau Prison while failing to address
The UK Foreign Office has removed Bahrain from the human rights priority list following their pledge to invest £1 billion into the UK economy Bahrain
Today, 8th July, marks the two-year anniversary of Bahraini human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil AlSingace’s hunger strike without solid food in protest against the confiscation
On July 3, 2023, Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In a statement released after the
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted an opinion on the case of Dr Abduljalil AlSingace during its ninety-sixth session on 27