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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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[…]
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Human rights abuses committed by the government of Bahrain against its own people are being discussed in French Parliament. Three members of the National Assembly, from three different political parties, are openly discussing the human rights violations occurring in Bahrain. They are openly scrutinizing the close relationship which the French government has with Bahrain, something[…]
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Husain Ahmed Ali , a 26-year-old Bahraini employee at the time, was warrantlessly arrested in 2017, tortured, and imprisoned following an unfair trial. He is currently serving his sentence in Jau Prison. On 13 March 2017 at 2 a.m., Husain’s father’s house was raided by a group of masked police officers in civilian clothes from[…]
