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The death of a prisoner from the coronavirus in Bahrain has triggered protests in the Gulf kingdom. Husain Barakat died on Wednesday after succumbing to COVID-19. The 48-year-old political prisoner had been on a respirator and died in the hospital. Barakat had been fully vaccinated against the virus via China’s Sinopharm vaccine. Protests broke out in the town of Diah on the island, as people blamed the government for his death, The Associated Press reported. Videos on Bahraini social media showed hundreds of people marching and carrying pictures of Barakat. Barakat was sentenced to life in prison in 2018 after being found guilty of belonging to a militant Shiite Muslim organization, according to the AP. He contracted the virus while serving his time in Bahrain’s Jau prison. A virus outbreak began there in March, prompting families of the incarcerated to protest for political prisoners’ release, according to Al Jazeera.

United statesUnited arab emiratesHusain barakatBahrain ministry of healthAl jazeeraAssociated pressShiite muslimSunni muslimsஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்ஒன்றுபட்டது அரபு அமீரகங்கள்பஹ்ரைன் அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம்அல் ஜஜீரதொடர்புடையது ப்ரெஸ்சுன்னி முஸ்லீம்கள்