On 22 November 2022, the Bahraini police arrested family members of prominent political prisoner Mr. Hasan Mushaimaa, during their protest in front of Kanoo Health Center. The 74 year-old pro-democracy leader has been detained at the center for over a year without adequate treatment, leading to the dangerous deterioration of his health. Mr. Mushaimaa was[…]
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Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain strongly denounces the new charges brought against prominent human rights defender and dual Bahraini-Danish citizen AbdulHadi AlKhawaja. AlKhawaja, who is serving a life sentence at Jau Prison for his participation in the 2011 pro-democracy demonstrations, is facing new charges related to his activism in prison. In November[…]
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Jaafar Ali Mohamed is a 32-year-old Bahraini citizen, who was an active participant in social activities in the Al-Qurayyah village, was warrantlessly arrested in 2014 and is currently serving his life sentence in Jau Prison. Previously, Jaafar had been arrested twice before. On 13 April 2012, he was arrested for the first time during a[…]
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Sayed Mujtaba Alawi AlKhabbaz, a university student in his first semester of computer engineering, was only 17 years old when he was warrantlessly arrested in Ghuraifa. Sayed has since been subjected to severe torture and ill-treatment at the hands of the Bahraini authorities who have deprived him of the chance to complete his higher education.[…]
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Sayed Mahmood Ali AlAlawi was a 21-year-old student in September 2020 when Bahraini authorities warrantlessly arrested him at his house in Hawrat Sanad. Following this warrantless arrest and subsequent detention, Sayed Mahmood has developed severe psychological problems which required a transfer to a psychiatric hospital. He is currently serving his 15 years sentence at Jau[…]
