Bahrain

Amnesty International reiterated its call on the Bahraini authorities to improve their human rights file, in light of the escalation of violations, repression, and the absence of freedoms in the country.In a series of tweets, the organization said on its…

Private sources confirmed that the director of Jaw Prison, Hisham al-Zayani, supervised the bloody attack against prisoners of conscience in Building 13, last Saturday, April 17th.The sources revealed that the Ministry of Interior had prepared a fabricated film to accuse…

The people of Bahrain insist on continuing their movement of solidarity with the political detainees who live in dangerous conditions in prisons.The people of the towns of Muthalath Al-Sumoud, Al-Diraz, Dar Kulaib, Damistan, Karana, Al-Hamala, Bani Jamra, and Al-Dayr held…

A civil committee in Bahrain published a response to the statement of the National Institution for Human Rights regarding the events of Building 12 and 13 in Jaw Central Prison, after the institution held prisoners responsible for what happened in…

A number of women protested in front of the gate of Jaw Central Prison in Bahrain, to demand clarification of the fate of detainees who were severely beaten by prison guards.Bahraini security forces had beaten detainees who were protesting against…

The Bahrain Press Association welcomed “the release of some political prisoners sentenced in Bahrain under the Alternative Penal Code,” and called on the authorities to drop the death penalty.The Association said in tweets on Twitter, that it “encourages more positive…

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) revealed that the Bahraini authorities have arrested family members of prominent political prisoners in Bahrain because of their participation in a peaceful demonstration…

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights issued a statement following the death of detainee Abbas Hassan Mal Allah in the Jaw Central Prison building.The Center stated that Mal Allah is the 48th detainee after 47 political prisoners have died in…

The family of the prisoner, Abbas Mal Allah, announced that Abbas was martyred in Jaw Prison after his health condition deteriorated and he was transferred to a hospital after suffering from a shotgun fire.The family of the martyr reported that…

The Bahraini activist, Muhammad al-Saleh, affirmed that the suffering of prisoners in Bahrain did not begin today. Rather, the Bahraini regime’s prisons have been the site of epidemics and chronic diseases since the start of the revolution.Al-Saleh said in a…