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Bahrain: Release political prisoners ahead of UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, activists and NGO representatives gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in London to mark the 11-year anniversary of the conviction and sentencing of high-profile
UN Watchdog Urges Release of Death Row Torture Survivors Amid Covid Outbreak in Bahraini Prisons
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Bahraini death row inmates Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. The two
Bahraini Political Prisoner Dies of Coronavirus As Fresh Outbreak Engulfs Nation
Political prisoner Husain Barakat died of COVID-19 this morning after contracting the virus at Bahrain’s Jau Prison 48-year-old died despite receiving 2 doses of
Bahrain: Stop Denying Abuse of Detained Children
7 June 2021 – A Bahrain government report denying that police and detention-center officers beat, insulted, and threatened to rape four boys, ages 15 to
MPs Urge Boris Johnson to apply Magnitsky Act sanctions against Notorious Bahraini Minster
30 May 2021- Nine parliamentarians representing five political parties have urged Boris Johnson to apply Magnitsky Act sanctions to the Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid
UN Calls on Bahrain to Investigate Violent Attack at Jau Prison and Release Dissidents
30 April 2021 – A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issue a statement today condemning “the use of
Over 50 Political Prisoners Subject to Enforced Disappearance at Jau Prison After Riot Police Attack Inmates
26 April 2021 – Over 50 political prisoners are currently subject to enforced disappearance at Jau Prison in Bahrain and have been incommunicado since riot
Political Prisoners Remain Incommunicado Days After Assaults by Police at Bahrain’s Largest Prison
20 April 2021 – Several political prisoners at Jau Prison in Bahrain remain incommunicado and unable to contact their families after being assaulted by riot
Bahrain Arrests Families of Political Prisoners Over Peaceful Protests
Bahrain has arrested family members of several political prisoners over peaceful protest activity, including father and brother of death row torture survivor Mohammed Ramadhan Three
BIRD Calls for Investigation into Death of Bahraini Political Prisoner
Bahrain’s government confirms death of political prisoner Abbas Hassan Ali at Jau Prison this morning Eyewitness reported a delay of up to 1 hour 20
Bahrain Authorities Conceal Jau Prison Coronavirus Outbreak
Update as of 29 March 2021 On 28 March 2021, Bahrain experienced the largest single-day rise in new Coronavirus cases since the pandemic first began,
UN Watchdog Urges Release of Death Row Torture Survivors Amid Covid Outbreak in Bahraini Prisons
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Bahraini death row inmates Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. The two
Bahraini Political Prisoner Dies of Coronavirus As Fresh Outbreak Engulfs Nation
Political prisoner Husain Barakat died of COVID-19 this morning after contracting the virus at Bahrain’s Jau Prison 48-year-old died despite receiving 2 doses of
Bahrain: Stop Denying Abuse of Detained Children
7 June 2021 – A Bahrain government report denying that police and detention-center officers beat, insulted, and threatened to rape four boys, ages 15 to
MPs Urge Boris Johnson to apply Magnitsky Act sanctions against Notorious Bahraini Minster
30 May 2021- Nine parliamentarians representing five political parties have urged Boris Johnson to apply Magnitsky Act sanctions to the Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid
UN Calls on Bahrain to Investigate Violent Attack at Jau Prison and Release Dissidents
30 April 2021 – A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issue a statement today condemning “the use of
Over 50 Political Prisoners Subject to Enforced Disappearance at Jau Prison After Riot Police Attack Inmates
26 April 2021 – Over 50 political prisoners are currently subject to enforced disappearance at Jau Prison in Bahrain and have been incommunicado since riot
Political Prisoners Remain Incommunicado Days After Assaults by Police at Bahrain’s Largest Prison
20 April 2021 – Several political prisoners at Jau Prison in Bahrain remain incommunicado and unable to contact their families after being assaulted by riot
Bahrain Arrests Families of Political Prisoners Over Peaceful Protests
Bahrain has arrested family members of several political prisoners over peaceful protest activity, including father and brother of death row torture survivor Mohammed Ramadhan Three
BIRD Calls for Investigation into Death of Bahraini Political Prisoner
Bahrain’s government confirms death of political prisoner Abbas Hassan Ali at Jau Prison this morning Eyewitness reported a delay of up to 1 hour 20
Bahrain Authorities Conceal Jau Prison Coronavirus Outbreak
Update as of 29 March 2021 On 28 March 2021, Bahrain experienced the largest single-day rise in new Coronavirus cases since the pandemic first began,