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Haq Movement Leader Confirms in New Phone Call that his Treatment Continues to be Neglected
2021-06-23
The leader of the Haq Movement, Hassan Mushaima, said in a phone call that he is not feeling better, commenting on his health condition.
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Ayatollah Qassim Highlights Mr. Mushaima's Concerning Situation: He Needs Special Medical Care
2021-06-17
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said that the health condition of imprisoned Secretary-General of Haq Movement, Mr. Hasan Mushaima, has worsened, and that since he's "under their responsibility, they should give him special medical care."
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Health of Haq Movement S-G Hasan Mushaima Severely Deteriorates, He has Swollen Feet, Faces Difficulty in Moving
2021-05-27
Human rights activist Ali Mushaima said on Wednesday (May 26, 2021) that the health of his father, Secretary-General of Haq Movement, Hasan Mushaima, severely deteriorated.
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UK Ambassador Whitewashes Bahrain's Image after Jaw Prison Visit, Alaswad, Sharif and Fairooz Respond among Others
2021-05-08
The British ambassador to Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, put out a tweet in which he expressed how pleased he was for visiting Jaw Prison on May 3, 2021 with other ambassadors. Drummond's tweet prompted a number of responses.
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Last Female Political Prisoner in Bahrain's Prisons Released
2021-04-27
The security authorities in Bahrain released the last female prisoner of conscience, who has been serving a five-year prison sentence since 2018 for her political activities.
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Interior Minister: There Are No Cases of Coronavirus in Jaw Prison, We Haven't Cut Contact between Prisoners and their Families
2021-04-23
The Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, denied on Thursday (April 22, 2021) "the presence of any current cases of the Coronavirus," in Jaw Central Prison, during a meeting with MPs Kaltham Al-Hayeki and Hisham Al-Asheri.
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After 25 Days of Demands for their Release and Protection, Prisoners' Families Hold Sit-in at Ombudsman Office
2021-04-22
Twenty-five days after staging a sit-in outside the Ombudsman's Office last month (March 28, 2021), the families of prisoners returned today, Thursday (April 22, 2021) to hold a sit-in there.
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Prisoners of Buildings 12 and 13 of Jaw Prison Cut off from World Since 2 Weeks Ago (ADHRB)
2021-04-16
A human rights organization said that there is disturbing news of contact cut for more than two weeks in a row with the prisoners of Buildings 12 and 13, and 14 in Jaw Prison.
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Rights Activists to Bahrain Mirror: No Political Prisoner Has Benefited from Recent Royal Pardon So Far
2021-04-16
Human Rights activists have stressed that political prisoners did not benefit from the special amnesty decree issued by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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Belgian Senator Calls on His Country to Take Action amid Worsening Covid-19 Outbreak in Bahraini Prisons
2021-04-15
A member of the Belgian Senate, Philippe Courard, tabled a written question to the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmes, regarding the current COVID-19 outbreak in Bahraini prisons.
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Bahrainis Continue Protests for 16th Day as COVID-19 Cases Rise in Jaw Prison
2021-04-13
The families of political prisoners in Bahrain continued their peaceful protests for the consecutive sixteenth day, insistently demanding the release of their imprisoned family members, who have been suffering from injustice, the effects of the pandemic and medical negligence in Jaw Central Prison.
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Al-Wefaq Commends UN Commission's Call for Releasing Prisoners of Conscience in Bahrain
2021-04-13
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society announced that it welcomes the Statement made by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience in Bahrain, and urging an independent and impartial investigation into the death of Abbas Malallah and assessment of the health conditions in prisons that have been witnessing widespread violations.
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Ayatollah Qassim: Meeting Political & Human Rights Demands, Releasing Prisoners is Pride for the Nation, Contrary is a Disaster
2021-04-13
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said, on his Twitter page, that "the release of prisoners of political opinion in Bahrain, and the fulfillment of just human rights and political demands for security and peace, is a pride for the nation, and the contrary is the disaster of disasters."
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Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls for Investigation into Death of Political Prisoner Malallah
2021-04-13
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for an independent investigation into the death of political prisoner Abbas Malallah in prison.
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60 Political Prisoners Released So Far Under Alternative Penal Code: Bahrain Center for Human Rights
2021-04-12
The head of the monitoring and documentation unit at Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Inas Aoun, said that the Center recorded, yesterday, April 11, 2021, the release of about 60 political prisoners during the past three days.
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Al-Wefaq's Al-Daihi: There's a Need for Reform to Establish New Reality that Protects Everyone from Policy of Oppression
2021-04-11
The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, mourned martyr Abbas Malallah, saying: "How difficult it is to mourn a martyr who did not get to know the features of his children's faces before his martyrdom."
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Bahrain Press Association Commends Release of Some Prisoners, Calls on Authorities to Abolish Death Penalty
2021-04-10
The Bahrain Press Association said it applauds "the release of some political prisoners in Bahrain under the Alternative Penal Code."
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Bahrain Authorities Released 40 Political Prisoners So Far out of 73 Candidates for Release under Alternative Penalty Law
2021-04-10
The security authorities in Bahrain released late Friday evening (April 9, 2021) 40 political prisoners, according to Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR).
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Sayed Kamel Al-Hashemi Released under Alternative Penalty Law
2021-04-10
The security authorities in Bahrain released Friday evening (April 9, 2021) Sayed Kamel Al-Hashemi, who was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, of which he had served more than two and a half years.
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Abdullah Hashem Mourns Wahid Al-Dosari: He Couldn't Handle Shock of Prison, He Remained Depressed During his Prison Time
2021-04-10
Lawyer Abdullah Hashem mourned, via his account on Twitter, the late president of the Bahrain Fishermen Society, Wahid Al-Dosari.