Bahrain: Further information on Torture / detention without trial: Sayyid Jalal Sayyid 'Alawi Sayyid Sharaf

Index Number: MDE 11/004/1999
Date Published: 3 February 1999
Categories: Bahrain, Middle East And North Africa

Sayyid Jalal Sayyid ‘Alawi Sayyid Sharaf was reportedly sentenced to one year's imprisonment and released in November 1998, according to reports received by AI. It is possible the authorities suspected him of posting information on the internal situation in Bahrain on the internet.