Profiles in Persecution: Abdulwahab Husain Ismaeel

Abdulwahab Husain Ismaeel is a 69-year old Bahraini national from the town of Nuwaidrat. He is one of the “Bahrain Thirteen”- a group of thirteen religious leaders, political opposition leaders, and human rights defenders who led non-violent pro-democracy protests in Bahrain in February 2011 and who were arrested in March 2011 for their leading role[…]

Profile in Persecution: Sayed Ahmed Hadi Hasan

Updated: Sayed Ahmed Hadi Hasan was a 20-year-old Bahraini student, attending his first semester at the University of Bahrain in the hopes of becoming an industrial electrician, when he was arrested from the AlGhuraifa area. Since his detention, Sayed Ahmed has suffered torture and religious discrimination at the hands of the Bahraini authorities. He is[…]

Profile in Persecution: Muntadhar Abdali Khatam

Muntadhar Abdali Khatam was a 21-year-old Bahraini who was warrantlessly arrested in 2015 and subjected to multiple human rights violations, including torture and unfair trial. He was charged in multiple cases and is currently serving his sentence at Jau Prison. Muntadhar is the twin brother of the detainee Murtadha Abdali Khatam, and the brother of[…]

Profile in Persecution: Mohamed Abdali Khatam

Mohamed Abdali Khatam is a Bahraini youth who was warrantlessly arrested in 2015 from his house. He has been subjected to multiple human rights violations, including torture and unfair trial, and was charged in multiple cases. He is currently serving his sentence at Jau Prison. Mohamed was still a school student when he was pursued[…]

Profile in persecution: Sayed Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed (Al-Tublani)

Sayed Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed (Al-Tublani) is a high school student who was warrantlessly arrested in 2018. Sayed Moahmed has been pursued since 2015, when he was only a 16-year-old secondary school student. He has been subjected to multiple human rights violations on multiple occasions, including torture and an unfair trial. On 30 October 2018, Sayed[…]