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Hassan Mushaima, leader of the Bahraini political opposition, was imprisoned in 2011 following the peaceful protests that swept the country’s capital, Manama, during the Arab Spring. In this article, his son, Ali Mushaima – following a surge in international attention over human rights violations in Bahrain, demands that the UK government reconsider its relationship with the al-Khalifa regime and help to secure his father’s release.
I was only 15 years old when I was arrested, imprisoned and tortured, during the 1994-1999 Intifada, the peaceful mass protests that demanded constitutional change.
During this time, my father, Hassan Mushaima, had already spent six years in prison, due to his early involvement in the pro-democracy protests. Over the past three decades, he has spent many more years in prison for his activism and leading role in Bahrain’s political opposition.
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Amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in Jau prison in Bahrain, we welcome the positive step taken by the government of Bahrain releasing a number of prisoners under the Alternative Penalty Law and continue to demand the release of more prisoners, especially the elderly and those with chronic diseases that place them at increased risk of severe illness from the virus, as well as prisoners of conscience who should not have been imprisoned in the first place.
On 4 April 2021, The General Directorate of Reform and Rehabilitation resumed family visits to prisoners who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by only vaccinated family members, where the MOI had suspended family visits as part of preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus. On 8 April 2021, the Public Prosecution Office announced the release of 73 prisoners under the Alternative Penalty law, totaling 3297 since its application. These releases were followed by a Royal Decree pardoning and releasing 91 oth
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Protesters grieve after the death of a political prisoner who had not received treatment in jail, in Sanabis, west of the capital Manama, Bahrain, 17 March 2017, Sayed Baqer AlKamel/NurPhoto via Getty Images An ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 in Bahrain s prisons has underscored the urgent need to release all of the country s political prisoners.
This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 19 April 2021.
While welcoming the release of some prisoners of conscience in Bahrain as Ramadan begins, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the authorities to release all human rights defenders, activists and protesters who are in prison in violation of their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
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