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minimum 743 prisoners in Bahrain, a country comprising more than 30 islands in the Persian Gulf, declared in hunger strikealmost twice as much as those who began to
minimum 743 prisoners in Bahrain, a country comprising more than 30 islands in the Persian Gulf, declared in hunger strikealmost twice as much as those who began to refuse food three weeks ago, in protest against conditions and treatment in prison, the non-governmental organization Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said today.
“The hunger strike of hundreds of inmates at the Jaw prison in Bahrain has now entered its third week. The hunger strike began with over 400 prisoners and has now reached at least 743,” the British NGO said, adding thatThe authorities failed to negotiate with the prisoners.
Requirements include ending the isolation of prisoners held in several buildings, increasing the time spent outside the cell, for it is only an hour now; And? allowed to pray in the congregation in mosque buildings, among other things.
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“Near the largest prison hunger strike in the country since the pro-democracy protests of 2011″BIRD Political Director Syed Ahmed Alwadai said in a statement that “some the prisoners began to lose consciousnessHey, others have been hospitalized. Some prisoners depend solely on water to survive and refuse even an intravenous drip.”
On August 18, large peaceful protests erupted across Bahrain, led by relatives of political prisoners. demonstration of solidarity with the hungry.
On August 12 last year, the Bahraini authorities acknowledged that more than 460 prisoners, most of them Shiites, went on a hunger strike.
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Bahrain, with a population of about 1.8 million, over 70 percent of whom are Shiites, was the scene of 2011 is the year of popular protests demanding political reforms, and since then various international organizations have denounced numerous cases of torture, repression and imprisonment of opponents for political or religious reasons.
Shia opposition groups such as Al-Wefaq and Al-Waad were banned in 2016 and their leaders accused of inciting hatred and call for defiance and even collusion with Iran, which leads the Shiite branch of Islam, against the government of the Sunni royal family Al-Khalifa.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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