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Utvecklingen i Nordafrika och Mellanöstern Amnestys kommer genom hemsidan att fortsätta följa utvecklingen i regionen, med nyheter, filmklipp, aktioner och analyser. De länder vi för närvarande har information om är Bahrain, Egypten, Förenade Arabemiraten, Jemen, Libyen, Marocko, Oman, Saudiarabien, Syrien och Tunisien. De växande kraven på frihet och rättvisa i ...
Bahrain 2011
Bahrain 2011 Situationen förändrades snabbt efter att protester som krävde större frihet, social rättvisa och politiska och konstitutionella reformer ökat från den 14 februari och framåt. Några av demonstranterna var sunnimuslimer men de allra flesta var shiamuslimer, som utgör cirka 70 procent av befolkningen. De reagerade på den ekonomiska och ...
I slutet av 2010 riktades ögonen mot regionen År 2010 började för Jemens del med ett ovanligt stort internationellt intresse efter ett påstått terrordåd. Året slutade med att många ögon riktades mot de framväxande folkliga protesterna i Tunisien och den kedjereaktion som följde på övriga platser i regionen. Båda händelserna ...
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Nyheter om Bahrain 2012 16 maj Bahrain must commit to accountability at Universal Periodic Review The Bahraini government must commit to releasing prisoners of conscience and ensuring true accountability for the human rights violations committed since February 2011, Amnesty International said today, ahead of Bahrain’s review before the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working ...
Arabiska våren – frihetskampen fortsätter År 2011 blev ett år utan motsvarighet för folken i Mellanöstern och Nordafrika. Det var ett år när miljontals människor i alla åldrar och med alla sorters bakgrund, särskilt de unga och ofta med kvinnor i främsta ledet, strömmade ut på gatorna för att kräva ...
Bahrain
Bahrain 19 december 2011 Bahrain must release activist dragged away from peaceful protest The Bahrain authorities must release a prominent activist dragged away along the ground in handcuffs from a peaceful protest, Amnesty International said today. Blogger and activist Zainab al-Khawaja, whose father and husband are both in prison ...
Further information on UA 296/11 Bahrain - VERDICT APPROACHING IN BAHRAIN MEDICS' CASE
Further information on UA 296/11 - VERDICT APPROACHING IN BAHRAIN MEDICS' CASE The verdict on the case of 20 health professionals on trial in Bahrain is scheduled to be announced on 14 June. If convicted and imprisoned, all 20 would be prisoners of conscience. On 10 May, ...
UA:128/12 - PROMINENT ACTIVIST ARRESTED IN BAHRAIN
UA:128/12 - PROMINENT ACTIVIST ARRESTED IN BAHRAIN Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested on 5 May at Bahrain International Airport in relation to tweets he posted. He has been charged with “insulting a national institution” and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Nabeel ...
Further information on UA 139/11 BAHRAIN - JAILED OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS FACE APPEAL TRIAL
BAHRAIN 14 opposition activists in Bahrain have been ordered to appear before a civilian court for an appeal trial. One of the activists, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for approaching three months, told his family on 29 April that he was forcibly fed during the ...
UA 117/12 BAHRAIN - DAUGHTER OF HUNGER STRIKER ARRESTED
BAHRAIN Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was arrested on 21 April for protesting against the detention of her father, who has been on hunger strike for over two months. Amnesty International is calling for her immediate and unconditional release. Zainab Al-Khawaja is a Bahraini activist and the daughter ...
Further information on UA 139/11 BAHRAIN - HUNGER STRIKING ACTIVIST'S HEALTH FAILING
BAHRAIN The health of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , one of the 14 imprisoned activists in Bahrain, has deteriorated as he passes his 64th day on hunger strike. The authorities refused to release him and the other 13 opposition activists waiting for a hearing before the Court of Cassation on 23 ...
Further information on UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - PRISONER DESCRIBES TORTURE TO COURT
BAHRAIN Former president of the Bahrain Teachers' Association (BTA) Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb has provided a detailed account in court of his torture and other ill-treatment. Amnesty International is calling for his immediate and unconditional release. Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb's, appeal hearing ...
Further information on UA 139/11 BAHRAIN - ACTIVISTS' SENTENCES TO BE REVIEWED
BAHRAIN The Court of Cassation in Bahrain is set to review the verdict and sentences imposed on 14 opposition activists. Amnesty International is calling for their immediate and unconditional release. On 2 April the Court of Cassation will review the verdict and sentences imposed on 14 opposition ...
Further information on UA 69/12 BAHRAIN - KUWAITI TEENAGER HELD IN BAHRAIN RELEASED
BAHRAIN Kuwaiti teenager Ali Feifel Sahad al-Ali was released on 14 March 2012, after he was sentenced to one month in prison. He returned to Kuwait with his family the same day. On 14 March 2012 Ali Feifel Sahad al-Ali, an 18-year-old Kuwaiti national, was sentenced to ...
Further information on UA 296/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAINI MEDICS' APPEAL RESUMES
BAHRAIN The trial of 20 health professionals resumed on 8 March 2012. Their travel bans have not been lifted and their allegations of torture still have not been independently investigated. Their lawyers are complaining about the difficulty of mounting an adequate defence. The appeal hearing of 20 ...
Further information on UA 53/12 BAHRAIN - THREE BAHRAINI PROTESTERS RELEASED
BAHRAIN Three protesters arrested on 14 February 2012 in Bahrain, are among many who have been released on bail. They were arrested during a protest to mark the first anniversary of the beginning of the unrest in Bahrain. Activists Naji Fateel and Abdullah Abdulkarim al-Fardan and blogger Hassen ...
UA 69/12 BAHRAIN - TEENAGER ARRESTED, RISKS TORTURE
BAHRAIN A Kuwaiti teenager arrested in Bahrain on 12 February 2012 is currently held in a police station in Bahrain and faces criminal charges. He said police beat him when he was arrested. He may be at risk of further torture or other ill-treatment. Ali Feifel Sahad ...
Further information on UA 365/11 Bahrain - WOMAN ACTIVIST RELEASED IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN Zainab al-Khawaja was released on 20 February after having been arrested on 12 February for participating in a protest. She was charged with "illegal gathering". Zainab al-Khawaja, a Bahraini activist, was arrested on 12 February 2012 while she was participating in a march towards the ...
UA 53/12 Bahrain - DETAINED ACTIVISTS AT RISK IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN Scores of activists were arrested on 14 February 2012 at a protest to mark the first anniversary of the beginning of the unrest in Bahrain. Dozens remain in detention and are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Several were badly beaten during their arrest. ...
Further information on UA 24/12 Bahrain - NASER BADER AL-RAAS FOUND NOT GUILTY
BAHRAIN A Canadian sentenced last October in Bahrain to five years in prison for taking part in anti-government protests has now been found not guilty on appeal. Naser Bader al-Raas, a Canadian national of Kuwaiti origin sentenced to five years in prison for inciting hatred towards ...
Further information on UA 346/11 Bahrain - 14 MANAMA PROTESTORS RELEASED
BAHRAIN On 14 February 2012 a judge ordered the release of 14 people who had been serving six-month sentences for taking part in an "illegal gathering" among other charges. The 14 have been released on bail, and are now waiting for a final decision from the Court of ...
Further information on UA 365/11 BAHRAIN - WOMAN ACTIVIST RE-ARRESTED IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN Zainab al-Khawaja was arrested on 12 February for participating in a protest and has been charged with “illegal gathering”. She is currently in detention. Amnesty International is calling for her immediate release and considers her to be a prisoner of conscience. Zainab al-Khawaja, a ...
Further information on UA 24/12 BAHRAIN - CANADIAN IN BAHRAIN RELEASED ON BAIL
BAHRAIN A Canadian imprisoned in Bahrain for taking part in protests was released on bail on 6 February 2012. His charges have not been dropped and he has a hearing on 16 February. Amnesty International calls for all the charges against him to be dropped. Naser Bader ...
Further information on UA 24/12 BAHRAIN - CANADIAN NATIONAL IMPRISONED IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN Canadian national Naser Bader al-Raas has been imprisoned in Bahrain for taking part in protests in March 2011. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. Naser Bader al-Raas, a Canadian national of Kuwaiti origin, was ...
UA 24/12 BAHRAIN - CANADIAN SENTENCED AFTER PROTEST
BAHRAIN A Canadian national in Bahrain had his five-year prison sentence upheld on appeal on 24 January 2012. He was arrested after taking part in protests in March 2011. Amnesty International calls for the charges against him to be dropped. Naser Bader al-Raas, a Canadian national of Kuwaiti origin, was ...
Further information on UA 122/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAIN DEATH SENTENCES QUASHED
BAHRAIN Two Bahraini men's death sentences imposed by a military court were quashed on 9 January. The cases have been sent to a civilian court of appeal. ‘Ali ‘Abdullah Hassan al-Sankis and ‘Abdulaziz ‘Abdulridha Ibrahim Hussain’s death sentences were quashed by the Court of Cassation in Bahrain on 9 January. ...
UA 4/12 BAHRAIN - STUDENT DETAINED AMID REPORTS OF TORTURE
BAHRAIN Hassan 'Oun, an 18-year-old student accused of illegal public gathering, has allegedly been subjected to tortured and other ill-treatment while in detention in a police station, His brother is in hiding and may also be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment if arrested. Hassan 'Oun is an ...
Further information on UA 365/11 BAHRAIN - WOMEN ACTIVISTS RELEASED BUT CHARGES REMAIN
BAHRAIN Zainab al-Khawaja and Ma'suma Sayyid Sharaf were released on 20 December. They had been arrested on 15 December for participating in a protest. However, the charges against them remain and Amnesty International is calling for them to be dropped. Zainab al-Khawaja and Ma'suma Sayyid Sharaf were ...
Further information on UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - HEALTH FEARS FOR BAHRAINI TEACHER
BAHRAIN There are fears for the health of the former president of the Bahrain Teacher’s Association (BTA) Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb following allegations that he was beaten in detention. The next hearing of his appeal and that of former vice-president of the BTA, Jalila al-Salman, is scheduled ...
UA 365/11 BAHRAIN - WOMEN ACTIVISTS BEATEN, ARRESTED AT PROTEST
BAHRAIN Zainab al-Khawaja, an activist whose father has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in protests in Bahrain, was arrested on 15 December during a peaceful protest. Video footage shows her being mistreated during the arrest and she has been held since, along with her ...
Further information on UA 296/11 BAHRAIN - MEDICS' APPEAL POSTPONED UNTIL 9 JANUARY
BAHRAIN The appeal hearing before a civilian court of 20 Bahraini health professionals sentenced by a military court has been postponed until 9 January. The 20 health professionals were sentenced on 29 September 2011 to between five and 15 years in prison, by a military court, in ...
Further information on UA 122/11 BAHRAIN - EXECUTION DECISION POSTPONED UNTIL 9 JANUARY
BAHRAIN Two men's death sentences imposed by a military court in Bahrain will now be ruled on in January. Amnesty International is calling for their execution not to be carried out and for a re-trial in a civilian court. ‘Ali ‘Abdullah Hassan al-Sankis and ‘Abdulaziz ‘Abdulridha Ibrahim ...
UA 346/11 BAHRAIN - COURT IN BAHRAIN JAILS 14 FOR PROTESTING
BAHRAIN Bahrain's High Criminal Court of Appeal has upheld the six-month prison sentences of 14 people convicted of, among other things, taking part in an "illegal gathering". Amnesty International believes they may be prisoners of conscience. The High Criminal Court of Appeal in the capital, Manama, upheld ...
UA 338/11 BAHRAIN - APPEAL FOR JAILED PROTESTERS
BAHRAIN Fourteen people sentenced to six months in prison in Bahrain after a peaceful anti-government protest may be prisoners of conscience. Their appeal will be heard by a civilian court of appeal on 24 November. A lower criminal court sentenced the 14 - 12 females, of whom ...
Further information on UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAINI TEACHERS’ APPEAL GOING AHEAD
BAHRAIN Jalila al-Salman, former vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA), was released on 1 November following her re-arrest in October. Her appeal and that of her colleague Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, former president of the BTA, is on 11 December. Jalila al-Salman was first arrested ...
Further information on UA 296/11 BAHRAIN - POSTIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICS' CIVILIAN APPEAL
BAHRAIN The appeal hearing of 20 Bahraini health professionals previously sentenced by a military court opened before the High Criminal Court of Appeal, a civilian court, on 23 October. Some charges were dropped. The next court hearing is due on 28 November. They could still be at risk ...
Further information on UA 227/11 - FEARS OF TORTURE FOR BAHRAINI TEACHER
BAHRAIN The fomer vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA), Jalila al-Salman, has been re-arrested in Bahrain and sent to jail ahead of her appeal hearing on 1 December. Amnesty International fears she might be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment and that she may be a ...
UA 302/11 BAHRAIN - WOMEN AND GIRLS DETAINED IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN Sixteen women and four girls, detained on 23 September, are being tried on charges which include ‘illegal gathering’, and “incitement to hatred of the regime”. Some claim they have been tortured in detention and their lawyers have not been allowed to visit them. They may be prisoners ...
Further information on UA 122/11 BAHRAIN - DATE SET FOR BAHRAIN EXECUTION DECISION
BAHRAIN The final judicial decision on whether the death sentences of two Bahraini men will be upheld will be heard on 24 October. If their death sentences are upheld, the two men will be executed unless the King grants them clemency. On 22 May, the National Safety ...
Further information on UA 296/11 BAHRAIN - CIVILIAN ‘RETRIAL’ OF MEDICS SET FOR 23 OCTOBER
BAHRAIN The appeal for twenty health professionals sentenced by a military court in Bahrain on 29 September to between five and 15 years has been set for 23 October. It will take place before a civilian court. On 5 October Bahrain’s Public Prosecutor announced that he had ...
UA 296/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAINI HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SENTENCED
BAHRAIN Twenty health professionals were sentenced by a military court in Bahrain on 29 September to between five and 15 years in prison. Amnesty International believes that the charges were politically motivated, that the proceedings did not meet international fair trial standards and that they may be prisoners ...
Further information on UA: 139/11 BAHRAIN - SENTENCES OF OPPOSITION FIGURES UPHELD
BAHRAIN A military appeal court in Bahrain upheld the sentences of 14 opposition figures, all civilians, who led and participated in demonstrations in February and March on 28 September. They will now appeal before the civilian Court of Cassation. On 22 June, Bahrain's National Safety Court, a military court, announced ...
Further information on UA: 227/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAIN TEACHERS GIVEN JAIL SENTENCES
BAHRAIN The former president and vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA) have been sentenced by a military court in Bahrain to 10 and three years in prison respectively. Amnesty International believes they may be prisoners of conscience. On 25 September Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila al-Salman were ...
UA: 287/11 BAHRAIN - ON TRIAL FOR "SPREADING FALSE RUMOURS"
BAHRAIN A Bahraini man accused of involvement with pro-reform protests has been detained in Bahrain since March and says he has been tortured. His next court session will be on 28 September when the verdict will be announced. He is a likely prisoner of conscience. Hashim Adel Mohammed Saeed Al ...
UA: 271/11 BAHRAIN - "PROTESTER" JAILED AFTER UNFAIR TRIAL
BAHRAIN A Bahraini businessman sentenced to three years in prison by a military court in June after he was convicted of participating in protests, is still awaiting a date for his appeal. Amnesty International believes he could be a prisoner of conscience. Ghazi Ebrahim Farhan, 31, was arrested on 12 ...
Further information on UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - TEACHERS' MILITARY TRIAL RESUMES
BAHRAIN The trial of the former president and vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers' Association (BTA) resumed before a military court on 29 August, and has been postponed until 25 September. Amnesty International believes they may be prisoners of conscience. Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi ' Issa Mahdi Abu ...
Further information on UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - TEACHERS TO BE TRIED BY A MILITARY COURT
BAHRAIN The former president and vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA), who were detained at the end of March, will be tried before a military court on 29 August. Amnesty International believes they may be prisoners of conscience. Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb ...
Further information on UA 116/11 BAHRAIN - LAWYER RELEASED IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN A prominent defence lawyer arrested in Bahrain on 15 April was released on 7 August. The charges against him have not been dropped and he has reported being tortured in prison. Mohammed al-Tajer, a prominent Bahraini defence lawyer, was arrested at his house in Manama, the ...
Further information on UA 181/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAINI OFFICER RELEASED WITH CONDITIONS
BAHRAIN A former Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) officer detained in Bahrain since 15 February has now been released on bail after being sentenced to one year in prison. His appeal will be heard in September. Amnesty International is calling for his conviction to be annulled. Mohamed Albuflasa, a ...
UA 227/11 BAHRAIN - TEACHERS ARRESTED FOR STRIKING IN BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN The former president and vice-president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA) have been detained since the end of March. They are now facing trial and Amnesty International believes they are likely to be prisoners of conscience. Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, together ...
Further Information on UA 179/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAINI POET RELEASED
BAHRAIN A Bahraini poet sentenced in June for reading a poem was released on 13 July. However, there are reportedly conditions attached to her release and Amnesty International is calling on the authorities to remove any that have been imposed, to annul her conviction and to clarify her ...
Further information on UA 139/11 BAHRAIN - BAHRAIN HEARING MOVES TO CRIMINAL COURT
BAHRAIN The appeal case of 21 prominent opposition figures convicted on 22 June in Bahrain has been postponed until 11 September, when it will be heard before an ordinary criminal court, rather than a military court. On 22 June, Bahrain's National Safety Court, a military court, announced ...
Further information on UA 139/11 BAHRAIN - HARSH JAIL TERMS FOR OPPOSITION FIGURES
BAHRAIN 14 opposition figures who led and participated in the demonstrations in February and March in Bahrain have been given very harsh prison terms on broadly-drawn terrorism charges, including seven life sentences. Their trial, before a military court, was unfair and politically motivated. On 22 June, Bahrain's ...
