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Middle East
Facilities
Alternatives
Rehabilitation
Bahrain
The International Ombudsman Institute “IOI” President Chris Field has praised Bahrain’s open prison and rehabilitation center in Hamala, calling it a “model that can be used in other countries”.
Source: The Daily Tribune
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Middle East
Material conditions
Protest
Bahrain
The suspension of the strike comes before the crown prince’s visit to the United States, and as Bahrain vows to improve conditions.
Source: Al Jazeera
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Middle East
Material conditions
Bahrain
Political opponents and pro-democracy activists have protested against inhumane conditions inside the kingdom’s notorious Jau Prison.
Source: Press TV
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Middle East
Material conditions
Death penalty
Torture
Bahrain
Use of the death penalty has increased by 600% in the last decade. Many of those sentenced to death are political prisoners. Torture and the death penalty are allegedly used as strategic tools against political opponents.
Coronavirus
Middle East
Health
Protest
Violence
Bahrain
Tensions had been rising in the country’s main Jau prison since an outbreak of COVID-19 last month
Source: US News
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Middle East
Protest
Bahrain
Gunmen armed with automatic rifles and pistols stormed a Bahraini prison on Sunday, killing a police officer and releasing 10 inmates convicted on terrorism charges, police said.
The attack on Jaw Prison represents a significant escalation of the simmering unrest that has gripped the island nation…
Source: Wall Street Journal
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