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Human Rights in Kingdom of Bahrain

Amnesty International  Report 2013


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Bahrain: Further information: Child released without charge in ...
2 January 2013

Sixteen-year-old Bahraini Mohammad Mohammad 'Abdulnabi 'Abdulwasi was released from a juvenile detention centre without charge.

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Bahrain: Further information: Child moved from adult prison in ...
20 December 2012

Sixteen-year-old Mohammad Mohammad 'Abdulnabi 'Abdulwasi was transferred from an adult prison to a juvenile detention centre and his family have been allowed to ...

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Bahrain: Child held without charge in adult prison | Amnesty ...
19 December 2012

The detention of a 16-year-old Bahraini boy in an adult prison has been extended for a further week despite the Bahraini authorities' failure to bring any charges ...

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Bahrain: Further information: Bahraini men sentenced for tweets
19 December 2012

A Bahraini man had his six-month prison sentence upheld on appeal, while three others are serving four-month prison sentences, all for allegedly insulting the King ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/071/2012

Bahrain: Child held without charge in adult prison
18 December 2012

A child arrested in Bahrain is being held without charge in an adult prison. He has not seen his family or lawyer and his detention has been extended until the ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/070/2012

Bahrain: Further information: Activist arrested again in Bahrain ...
13 December 2012

Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was arrested on 9 December and her detention has been extended twice. She was also sentenced the following day to one month's ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/069/2012

Bahrain: Further information: Conviction of human rights activist ...
12 December 2012

The conviction against Bahraini human rights activist, NabeeI Rajab, was upheld on 11 December. However his three-year prison sentence was reduced to two years.

Urgent Action       MDE 11/068/2012

Bahrain must release activist after 'hollow' appeal verdict ...
11 December 2012

Bahrain urged to release a prominent human rights defender whose conviction for involvement in anti-government protests has been upheld.

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Bahrain: Further information: Sayed Yousif Almuhafdah released
23 November 2012

Bahraini human rights activist Sayed Yousif Almuhafdah was released on 16 November and the charges against him were dropped.

Urgent Action       MDE 11/067/2012

Bahrain: Promises of reform broken, repression unleashed | Amnesty ...
21 November 2012

Bahrain is facing a stark choice between the rule of law, or sliding into a downward spiral of repression and instability.

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