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Authorities apparently blocking communication with outside world
‘They must not gamble with the lives of those in their custody’ - Lynn Maalouf
Amnesty International is increasingly concerned at reports of a major COVID-19 outbreak at Jaw prison in Bahrain, a jail already notorious for its overcrowded conditions.
Since 31 March, Amnesty has spoken to family members of six prisoners. Using an online testing status system on the Ministry of Health’s website, family members told Amnesty they were able to verify dozens of confirmed coronavirus cases among prisoners.
Prisoners’ families and Bahraini human rights activists provided Amnesty with matching lists with the names of more than 70 prisoners they believe have been infected.
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