Bahrain
Bahraini judiciary issues prison sentences for three citizens on political charges
January 13, 2022
Bahraini judiciary issues prison sentences for three citizens on political charges
Bahraini courts issued prison sentences for three Bahraini citizens on political charges.The sentences included fines of 100,000 dinars per person in addition to a 10-year prison sentence for Ahmed Al-Ghuraifi and Hassan Hamid, and a three-year prison sentence for Mojtaba…
Bahraini authorities release activist Munir Mushaima after interrogation
January 11, 2022
Bahraini authorities release activist Munir Mushaima after interrogation
The Bahraini authorities released the activist, Munir Mushaima, the brother of the martyr Sami Mushaima, after summoning him for interrogation at the Qudaibiya police station, with the fourth anniversary of his brother’s martyrdom approaching.Since the execution of his brother, Munir…
Amnesty International renews its call for the release of Bahraini detainee Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, after reports of his deteriorating health
January 9, 2022
Amnesty International renews its call for the release of Bahraini detainee Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, after reports of his deteriorating health
Amnesty International expressed its deep concern for the life of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, and renewed its call on the Bahraini authorities to release him unconditionally.The organization revealed on its Twitter account that it had received disturbing news about the deteriorating…
Four Irish MPs raise issues of human rights violations in Bahrain
January 6, 2022
Four Irish MPs raise issues of human rights violations in Bahrain
Four Irish MPs highlighted the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain, particularly the case of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace.Rep. Brendan Griffin of the Fine Gael party asked the Secretary of State for his views regarding human rights violations in Bahrain, then…
Bahrain: Detainee Al-Singace enters 177 days of hunger strike, while the authorities ignore his demands
January 2, 2022
Bahrain: Detainee Al-Singace enters 177 days of hunger strike, while the authorities ignore his demands
The detained Bahraini academic d. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, began the new year with 177 days of hunger strike, amid the Kingdom’s negligence of his demands.Bahraini press sources stated that on July 8, 2021, Al-Singace began an open hunger strike in…
Saudi court postpones hearing in the case of two Bahraini youths sentenced to death
December 22, 2021
Saudi court postpones hearing in the case of two Bahraini youths sentenced to death
Press sources confirmed that the Saudi Court of Appeal postponed the case of Bahraini detainees, Sadiq Thamer and Jaafar Sultan, who were sentenced to death.The sources stated that the Saudi Court of Appeal postponed the case of the Bahraini detainees,…
Bahrain: Sanabis residents continue their sit-ins in solidarity with prisoners of conscience
December 16, 2021
Bahrain: Sanabis residents continue their sit-ins in solidarity with prisoners of conscience
The people of the Bahraini town of Sanabis continue their sit-ins in solidarity with the academic Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, who is on hunger strike in the kingdom’s prisons.The people went out to the public street, raising pictures of a number…
Human Rights Watch calls on Bahrain to release detained dissidents
December 15, 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on Bahrain to release detained dissidents
Human Rights Watch called on the Bahraini authorities to release detained dissidents, on the occasion of the country’s National Day, when the authorities often pardon some prisoners.The organization said in a statement that “Manama should release all human rights prisoners,…
Amnesty International calls for the release of prisoners of conscience imprisoned in Bahrain
December 8, 2021
Amnesty International calls for the release of prisoners of conscience imprisoned in Bahrain
Amnesty International has called for the release of prisoners of conscience imprisoned in the Kingdom of Bahrain.The organization singled out the detainee Hassan Mushaima, Professor Abdul-Wahhab Hussein, the academic Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, Sheikh Muhammad Habib Al-Miqdad, and Sheikh Abdul-Jalil Al-Miqdad.The…
Human rights organizations: Discrimination of religious freedoms against Shia citizens in Bahrain continues
December 5, 2021
Human rights organizations: Discrimination of religious freedoms against Shia citizens in Bahrain continues
Three human rights organizations announced that Bahrain did not stop discriminating against religious freedoms against Shia citizens and continued to persecute them, in a report that monitors the quarterly Ashura violations for the year 2021.The Bahrain Forum, Salam, and the…