Bahrain

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior and activists said that a political prisoner serving a life sentence died after contracting the Coronavirus, at a time when the Kingdom is witnessing a significant increase in cases.The deceased is Hussein Barakat, 48, who…

Human Rights Watch organization and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy accused Bahraini security forces of committing abuses against children, including beatings and threats of rape.The two organizations said, in a statement, that the Bahraini government’s report, which denies…

The Bahraini detainee Abdul Jalil al-Singace was injured after stumbling and falling to the ground, which caused his health to deteriorate.Activist Ali Mushaima reported on his Twitter account that Al-Singace suffered a knee and leg injury with back pain after…

Representatives in the British House of Commons filed a petition regarding torture and enforced disappearance of political prisoners in Bahrain.In the petition, the MPs expressed their grave concern over the Bahrain police attack on political prisoners in Jaw Prison on…

Bahrain witnessed demonstrations in al-Fida Square to recall the Diraz massacre committed by the Bahraini regime on such days.The demonstrations were participated by a large crowd of Bahrainis who roamed many of the Kingdom’s streets and chanted slogans condemning the…

Families of prisoners of conscience headed towards the Jaw Prison building in Bahrain to demand the release of their children in light of the outbreak of the Coronavirus inside the notorious prison.The Bahraini forces cordoned off the place and prevented…

Angry demonstrations are taking place in cities and towns of Bahrain, including Aali, Karzakan, Karbabad and Sitra, as sit-ins were held in the towns of Diraz, Sanabis, Hamala, Nuwaidrat, and near the Hashemi complex.The families demanded freedom for their children…

The US Congress is witnessing a widespread movement to demand the release of political prisoners in Bahrain, and to raise concern about prisoners who suffer from chronic diseases.Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain reported that 13 members of…

The families of 27 political detainees in Bahrain sent a letter to the British ambassador in Manama, Rudi Drummond, in which they demanded a meeting with him to discuss the fate of their forcibly disappeared children, after the attack on…

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed that Bahraini security forces threw sound bombs and beat detainees in Jaw prison in order to break up a sit-in that began on April 5 against the death of political…