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Bahrain jails 18 men for forming Iran-backed cell

Bahrain jails 18 men for forming Iran-backed cell February 1, 2021 at 3:24 pm | Published in: Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, News Bahraini men hold up a national flag [MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP via Getty Images] February 1, 2021 at 3:24 pm Bahrain s High Criminal Court jailed 18 men yesterday for being part of an alleged Iranian-supported terrorist cell. According to Akhbar Al-Khaleej, the convicts, all Bahraini citizens were sentenced between five years and life imprisonment having been charged with seeking to carry out terrorist operations in Bahrain on behalf of Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). They were also convicted of receiving training abroad and possessing explosives since 2017. Eight of the defendants, aged between 17 and 37, were handed life sentences, two received 15-year terms and a further two were given ten years in jail. Five men were jailed for five years and one was jailed for seven years.

Denmark/Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defender

118 Groups Appeal to King to Commute Sentences Bahraini anti-government protesters raise signs with images of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Friday, April 6, 2012, in Jidhafs, Bahrain. © 2012 AP Photo/Hasan Jamali (Beirut) – The Danish government should renew and strengthen efforts to secure the immediate and unconditional release of a prominent human rights defender and dual Danish-Bahraini citizen, 118 international and Bahraini rights groups said today in a joint letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark. The rights defender, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, 59, is serving a life sentence in Bahrain’s Jau prison for his peaceful political and human rights activities, in violation of his right to freedom of expression.

Bahrain: No Improvement in Rights Record

Arrests for Peaceful Speech; Death Sentences After Unfair Trials Bahraini prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab wears a face mask after he was released, at his house in Budaiya in Manama, Bahrain June 9, 2020. © REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities in 2020 escalated repression against online and social media activity and prosecuted critics for peaceful expression, and courts upheld death sentences against opposition activists after unfair trials, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its The Court of Cassation, Bahrain’s court of last resort, upheld the death penalty against at least four people who participated in opposition activities following trials marred by allegations of torture and due process violations. The country has at least 27 people on death row, of whom 26 are at imminent risk of execution, according to the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy. The government has put 6 people to death si

Egypt refutes collective punishment rumours

Egypt refutes collective punishment rumours Dec 22, 2020 Speaking to  MENA  on condition of anonymity a prison official says despite frequent reports by international rights groups about the torment and abuse of prisoners, Egyptian authorities repeatedly deny the claims. “Such claims are baseless and banned Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters seek to spread such rumours to destabilize public opinion,” The deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch Joe Stork says Egyptian security agencies completely deprive inmates of adequate ventilation, electricity and hot water. “The Egyptian authorities are apparently imposing collective punishment on hundreds of inmates in Scorpion Prison, after cutting them off from the world for almost three years,”

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