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Abduljalil Alsingace, <\/a>a PHd in Engineering, teaching in university of Bahrain, Chairman of Human right division in HAQ<\/a> movement, an online activism and bloggers, arrested in 13th August 2010 in his way back to Bahrain from UK- London after given speech in House of Lords about the human right situation in Bahrain, based on offecial security statement that Abduljalil was a part of a movement arranged for violence in the state, his blog (alfaseela<\/a>) was blocked since 2009 in Bahrain due to his articles critical of the government.<\/p>\n Alsangace is disabled and uses a wheelchair; he was also unable to take his medicine with him.<\/p>\n HRW<\/a> and CPJ<\/a> issued a statement asking for urgent release of Alsangace.<\/p>\n On 1 October 2011, Alsingace was sentenced to 15 years in prison.<\/p>","raw":"Abduljalil Alsingace, <\/a>a PHd in Engineering, teaching in university of Bahrain, Chairman of Human right division in HAQ<\/a> movement, an online activism and bloggers, arrested in 13th August 2010 in his way back to Bahrain from UK- London after given speech in House of Lords about the human right situation in Bahrain, based on offecial security statement that Abduljalil was a part of a movement arranged for violence in the state, his blog (alfaseela<\/a>) was blocked since 2009 in Bahrain due to his articles critical of the government. Abdulla Mohsen is a Bahraini blogger and activist.<\/p>\n On December 17, 2007, protesters held a demonstration at Jidd Haffs to commemorate \u201cMartyr\u2019s Day,\u201d a day the Bahraini opposition announced to honor the memorial of the torture victims on the authority-inaugurated \u201cKing\u2019s Ascension Day.\u201d One participant, 31 year-old Ali Jassem, was brought to a hospital and died a few hours later, apparently due to tear gas exposure fired by the police. The authorities stated that heart failure was the cause of death (Mahmood\u2019s Den \u00bb \u201cMartyr\u2019s Day\u201d commemoration death<\/a>).<\/p>\n Between December 21 and 28, 2007, members of the Special Security Forces began a wave of arrests that targeted more than 60 activists. As of January 8, 2008, 28 remained in detention (Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights \u00bb URGENT APPEAL Bahrain: Arbitrary detention \/ Judicial proceedings \/ Ill-treatments \/ Tortur<\/a>). Among them was Abdulla Mohsen, who was arrested at his house on December 21 (Nido \u00bb Abdulla Mohsen<\/a>). The detainees are accused of participating in riots on the funeral of Ali Jassem. At a meeting in memorial of Ali Jassem, about 500 protesters vandalized public and private property, set fire to garbage bins and blocked roads. The demonstrators also set Jidd Haffs suq on fire and damaged a private car.<\/p>\n Officers intervened to restore order and prevent rioters, who were using Molotov cocktails, iron rods and stones to attack police, from committing further acts of violence. A policeman sustained severe injuries in the clashes and rioters set a police vehicle on fire after stealing weapons from it (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n Abdulla Mohsen is accused of stealing weapons from a police jeep and then burning the vehicle (Nido \u00bb Abdulla Mohsen<\/a>). His sister claims that he wasn\u2019t even at the scene when the crime occurred (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n During the time in prison, Mohsen developed a serious kidney problem, according to his sister. He was sent to a hospital for medical treatment (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n On February 24, 2008, a new hearing took place regarding 18 persons involved in the December demonstration. The latter were only given 15 minutes to talk to their lawyers before the hearing. Although the hearing was supposed to be open, the police only allowed a few people to get into the judicial \u201ccomplex.\u201d In the course of the session, seven of the accused pleaded not guilty of charges of \u201cillegal gathering\u201d as well as \u201ctheft of a weapon and ammunition and possession of weapon and ammunition without permission\u201d that had been brought against them in relation to the demonstration held on December 17, 2007.<\/p>\n The defendants further complained about the acts of torture and ill-treatment they endured while in detention, such as being prevented from sleeping, tied up for long periods and refusal of medical attention. Some of them reiterated that they were sexually abused.<\/p>\n Lawyers representing the men urged the court to release them on bail or grant them access to a doctor and medical check-up. Judge Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa dismissed these requests. A new hearing was set for March 17, 2008 to allow defense lawyers time to get prepared. After the hearing, the defendants were allowed to meet their relatives briefly, before being transferred to the Dry Dock Detention Centre, in Muharraq (Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights \u00bb URGENT APPEAL Bahrain: Arbitrary detention \/ Judicial proceedings \/ Ill-treatments \/ Tortur<\/a>).<\/p>","raw":" Abdulla Mohsen is a Bahraini blogger and activist.<\/p> On December 17, 2007, protesters held a demonstration at Jidd Haffs to commemorate \u201cMartyr\u2019s Day,\u201d a day the Bahraini opposition announced to honor the memorial of the torture victims on the authority-inaugurated \u201cKing\u2019s Ascension Day.\u201d One participant, 31 year-old Ali Jassem, was brought to a hospital and died a few hours later, apparently due to tear gas exposure fired by the police. The authorities stated that heart failure was the cause of death (Mahmood\u2019s Den \u00bb \u201cMartyr\u2019s Day\u201d commemoration death<\/a>).<\/p> Between December 21 and 28, 2007, members of the Special Security Forces began a wave of arrests that targeted more than 60 activists. As of January 8, 2008, 28 remained in detention (Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights \u00bb URGENT APPEAL Bahrain: Arbitrary detention \/ Judicial proceedings \/ Ill-treatments \/ Tortur<\/a>). Among them was Abdulla Mohsen, who was arrested at his house on December 21 (Nido \u00bb Abdulla Mohsen<\/a>). The detainees are accused of participating in riots on the funeral of Ali Jassem. At a meeting in memorial of Ali Jassem, about 500 protesters vandalized public and private property, set fire to garbage bins and blocked roads. The demonstrators also set Jidd Haffs suq on fire and damaged a private car.<\/p> Officers intervened to restore order and prevent rioters, who were using Molotov cocktails, iron rods and stones to attack police, from committing further acts of violence. A policeman sustained severe injuries in the clashes and rioters set a police vehicle on fire after stealing weapons from it (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p> Abdulla Mohsen is accused of stealing weapons from a police jeep and then burning the vehicle (Nido \u00bb Abdulla Mohsen<\/a>). His sister claims that he wasn\u2019t even at the scene when the crime occurred (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p> During the time in prison, Mohsen developed a serious kidney problem, according to his sister. He was sent to a hospital for medical treatment (Gulf Daily News \u00bb Ill prisoner\u2019s family \u201ckept in the dark\u201d<\/a>).<\/p> On February 24, 2008, a new hearing took place regarding 18 persons involved in the December demonstration. The latter were only given 15 minutes to talk to their lawyers before the hearing. Although the hearing was supposed to be open, the police only allowed a few people to get into the judicial \u201ccomplex.\u201d In the course of the session, seven of the accused pleaded not guilty of charges of \u201cillegal gathering\u201d as well as \u201ctheft of a weapon and ammunition and possession of weapon and ammunition without permission\u201d that had been brought against them in relation to the demonstration held on December 17, 2007.<\/p> The defendants further complained about the acts of torture and ill-treatment they endured while in detention, such as being prevented from sleeping, tied up for long periods and refusal of medical attention. Some of them reiterated that they were sexually abused.<\/p> Lawyers representing the men urged the court to release them on bail or grant them access to a doctor and medical check-up. Judge Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa dismissed these requests. A new hearing was set for March 17, 2008 to allow defense lawyers time to get prepared. After the hearing, the defendants were allowed to meet their relatives briefly, before being transferred to the Dry Dock Detention Centre, in Muharraq (Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights \u00bb URGENT APPEAL Bahrain: Arbitrary detention \/ Judicial proceedings \/ Ill-treatments \/ Tortur<\/a>).<\/p>","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/abdulla-mohsen","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.194877","raw":"26.194877","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.548096","raw":"50.548096","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Abdullah Al-Hashimi","raw":"Abdullah Al-Hashimi","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-10-17","raw":"2012-10-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-10-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX<\/a><\/p>","raw":"Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/abdullah-al-hashimi","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Ahmed Ismael","raw":"Ahmed Ismael","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/ahmed_ismael.jpg","raw":"516","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Deceased","raw":"Deceased","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-03-31","raw":"2012-03-31 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-03-31","raw":"2012-03-31 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/z0o0m1?feature=watch","raw":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/z0o0m1?feature=watch","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" On March 31 Ahmed was shot on his lower abdomen in the village of Salmabad, an industrial area on the edge of Manama, Bahrain's capital. Hours later, he was announced dead. Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced him dead as a result of a single bullet wound.<\/p>\n According to eyewitnesses, Ahmed was holding his camera when he was shot. The killer was in a civil car. Ahmed was not an ordinary protestor. He was an incredible citizen journalist and videographer. Ahmed paid his life as a price for uploading videos of security forces violations and Bahraini peaceful protestors\u2019 bravery. Here are some videos he uploaded on Youtube<\/a>:<\/p>\n According to the Guardian<\/a>: The authorities have been harassing the family of Ahmed Ismael. According to EA WorldView's correspondent in Bahrain, the interior ministry is pressing his family to sign a death certificate which gives the cause of death as a deep cut.<\/p>","raw":"On March 31 Ahmed was shot on his lower abdomen in the village of Salmabad, an industrial area on the edge of Manama, Bahrain's capital. Hours later, he was announced dead. Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced him dead as a result of a single bullet wound.\r\n\r\nAccording to eyewitnesses, Ahmed was holding his camera when he was shot. The killer was in a civil car. Ahmed was not an ordinary protestor. He was an incredible citizen journalist and videographer. Ahmed paid his life as a price for uploading videos of security forces violations and Bahraini peaceful protestors\u2019 bravery. Here are some videos he uploaded on Youtube<\/a>:\r\n Ali Abdulemam, a leading Bahraini blogger<\/a> and Global Voices Advocacy author<\/a>, was arrested earlier today by the Bahraini authorities for allegedly spreading<\/a> \u201cfalse news\u201d on BahrainOnline.org<\/a> portal, one of the most popular pro-democracy outlets in Bahrain, amidst the worst<\/a> sectarian crackdown by the government in years<\/a>, and accusations of a supposed \"terror network\"<\/a> involving several political and human rights activists<\/a>. The BahrainOnline portal is censored in Bahrain. He sent an email earlier today mentioning that he got a call from the Bahraini national security just before his arrest, then arrested him and alleged that he was trying to flee.<\/a><\/a>Reportedly the Bahrain<\/a>i government has a long track record of using torture against dissidents http:\/\/bit.ly\/9kZyJQ<\/a> and their TV has been broadcasting hateful sectarian messages to justify its crackdown<\/a>On February 27, 2005, he was arrested<\/a> by the Bahraini authorities because of messages posted on BahrainOnline that are critical of the ruling regime. The following day two more moderators<\/a> of BahrainOnline were arrested: Mohammed Al Mousawi and Hussain Yousif. Ali has been release on March 14, 2005.<\/p>\n Ali was released on 23 February 2011 after Bahrain King ordered the release of group of prisoners, including political prisoners and activists, among them Ali.<\/p>\n Following the uprising in Bahrain, Abdulemam was later forced into hiding. In July 2011, he was sentenced in absentia<\/em> to 15 years in prison, along with fellow blogger Abduljalil Alsingace, in a trial that lasted only ten minutes long. Abdulemam's whereabouts are currently unknown.<\/p>","raw":"Ali Abdulemam, a leading Bahraini blogger<\/a> and Global Voices Advocacy author<\/a>, was arrested earlier today by the Bahraini authorities for allegedly spreading<\/a> \u201cfalse news\u201d on BahrainOnline.org<\/a> portal, one of the most popular pro-democracy outlets in Bahrain, amidst the worst<\/a> sectarian crackdown by the government in years<\/a>, and accusations of a supposed \"terror network\"<\/a> involving several political and human rights activists<\/a>. The BahrainOnline portal is censored in Bahrain. He sent an email earlier today mentioning that he got a call from the Bahraini national security just before his arrest, then arrested him and alleged that he was trying to flee.<\/a><\/a>Reportedly the Bahrain<\/a>i government has a long track record of using torture against dissidents http:\/\/bit.ly\/9kZyJQ<\/a> and their TV has been broadcasting hateful sectarian messages to justify its crackdown<\/a>On February 27, 2005, he was arrested<\/a> by the Bahraini authorities because of messages posted on BahrainOnline that are critical of the ruling regime. The following day two more moderators<\/a> of BahrainOnline were arrested: Mohammed Al Mousawi and Hussain Yousif. Ali has been release on March 14, 2005. Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX<\/a><\/p>","raw":"Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/ali-al-haiki","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Ali Mohamed","raw":"Ali Mohamed","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-10-17","raw":"2012-10-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-10-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX<\/a><\/p>","raw":"Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/ali-mohamed","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Bahraini Activist","raw":"Bahraini Activist","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-10-17","raw":"2012-10-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-10-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" This netizen, whose name was not made public, was sentenced on Thursday, October 1, 2012, to a six-month prison term on charges of insulting the King in a Twitter post. This activist was one of four people arrested weeks ago for the same crime.<\/p>\n More about this story: http:\/\/bit.ly\/U14sbn<\/a><\/p>","raw":"This netizen, whose name was not made public, was sentenced on Thursday, October 1, 2012, to a six-month prison term on charges of insulting the King in a Twitter post. This activist was one of four people arrested weeks ago for the same crime.\r\n\r\nMore about this story: http:\/\/bit.ly\/U14sbn","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/bahraini-activist","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Hassan Salman Abu Ali","raw":"Hassan Salman Abu Ali","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Hassan_Salman_Abu_Ali_2.png","raw":"353","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Released","raw":"Released","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"http:\/\/bahrainonline.org\/","raw":"http:\/\/bahrainonline.org\/","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"field_campaign_url_value":{"id":"field_campaign_url_value","content":"http:\/\/www.freehasan.com","raw":"http:\/\/www.freehasan.com","class":"field-campaign-url-value","label":"campaign_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" The 26 years old Hasan Salman is an online activist from Bahrain. On 14 May 2009 he was arrested by Bahraini Authorities (national security) because of posts<\/a> he published on BahrainOnline with the names of all the national security agents. On 16th Sep 2009 Hasan was sentenced by the High Criminal Court to three years in prison, without presenting any evidence of the proposed crime in front of court, and disregarding Hasan\u2019s denial.<\/p>\n A second campaign page exists at http:\/\/freehasan.no-ip.org\/<\/a><\/p>","raw":"The 26 years old Hasan Salman is an online activist from Bahrain. On 14 May 2009 he was arrested by Bahraini Authorities (national security) because of posts<\/a> he published on BahrainOnline with the names of all the national security agents. On 16th Sep 2009 Hasan was sentenced by the High Criminal Court to three years in prison, without presenting any evidence of the proposed crime in front of court, and disregarding Hasan\u2019s denial.\r\n\r\nA second campaign page exists at http:\/\/freehasan.no-ip.org\/<\/a>\r\n","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/hassan-salman-abu-ali","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Noaim","raw":"Noaim","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.229896","raw":"26.229896","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.572377","raw":"50.572377","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Mahmood Al-Yousif","raw":"Mahmood Al-Yousif","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Mahmood_Al-Yousif.jpg","raw":"267","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Threatened","raw":"Threatened","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2007-02-07","raw":"2007-02-07 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2007-02-07","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"http:\/\/mahmood.tv\/","raw":"http:\/\/mahmood.tv\/","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Mahmood Al-Yousif also known as The Blogfather is a highly influential Weblog Award (Bloggie) nominated Bahraini blogger and political activist. Considered to be the \"father of the Bahraini blogging community\", Al-Yousif devotes his blog to critiquing the Bahraini government, discussing local and world politics, sharing his views on current events, religion and society, as well as glimpses of his day-to-day life with his readers.<\/p>\n Mahmood Al-Yousif has adopted a series of socio-political causes including the JUST BAHRAINI Campaign launched in 2006 which is aimed at desegragating the Sunni and Shiite population of Bahrain. Awareness of the cause is raised through the distribution of wristbands and badges with the campaign slogan \"Not Shi'i, Not Sunni, JUST BAHRAINI\". Amongst several other causes adopted by Al-Yousif is the promotion of freedom of speech in Bahrain and on the internet.\nIn an entry entitled \"It's Over\" posted on his blog on October 8, 2008, Al-Yousif explained that he had decided to stop blogging and \"move on\".<\/p>\n On February 7th, 2007, blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif<\/a> was summoned to appear in front of the Public Prosecutor<\/a> after Bahrain's minister of municipalities and agriculture sued him for an alleged libelous blog post published on his blog on 22nd December, 2006 and titled \"First ministerial brainfart of the season<\/a>\".<\/p>\n According to Mahmood<\/a> :\" At the end of the 3 hours of questioning, [the Chief Public Prosecutor for Capital Mr. Wael Buallai] asked us to adjourn to the waiting room for him to deliberate. He did, and decided that this case should be regarded as a misdemeanor and set bail at BD500 (US$1,325).<\/p>","raw":"Mahmood Al-Yousif also known as The Blogfather is a highly influential Weblog Award (Bloggie) nominated Bahraini blogger and political activist. Considered to be the \"father of the Bahraini blogging community\", Al-Yousif devotes his blog to critiquing the Bahraini government, discussing local and world politics, sharing his views on current events, religion and society, as well as glimpses of his day-to-day life with his readers.\r\n\r\nMahmood Al-Yousif has adopted a series of socio-political causes including the JUST BAHRAINI Campaign launched in 2006 which is aimed at desegragating the Sunni and Shiite population of Bahrain. Awareness of the cause is raised through the distribution of wristbands and badges with the campaign slogan \"Not Shi'i, Not Sunni, JUST BAHRAINI\". Amongst several other causes adopted by Al-Yousif is the promotion of freedom of speech in Bahrain and on the internet.\r\nIn an entry entitled \"It's Over\" posted on his blog on October 8, 2008, Al-Yousif explained that he had decided to stop blogging and \"move on\".\r\n\r\nOn February 7th, 2007, blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif<\/a> was summoned to appear in front of the Public Prosecutor<\/a> after Bahrain's minister of municipalities and agriculture sued him for an alleged libelous blog post published on his blog on 22nd December, 2006 and titled \"First ministerial brainfart of the season<\/a>\". Mohammed Hassan, an independent Bahraini blogger and author for Global Voices Online, was arrested and taken from his family's home in Sitra on the morning of July 31. Police seized his cell phone and computer, but did not present a warrant for his arrest or for the search and seizure of his possessions. Hassan, known as Safy in the blogosphere, has been writing about politics and and human rights in Bahrain since 2007. He has reportedly been accused of \u201cpromoting a forced change of the regime.\u201d It is believed that the arrest of Hassan (and others) is part of the regime's crackdown against planned August 14 August protests to call for freedom, justice, and change. His lawyer, Abdulaziz Mousa, was arrested one week later.<\/p>\n On 7 August, for the first time, he was able to access legal representation<\/a>, and was further charged with \u201coperating accounts that call for changing the regime\u201d, \u201cinciting hatred of the regime\u201d and \u201ccalling to disobey the law\u201d. Mohamed Hassan remains in detention at El-Hod El-Gaf prison for a period of 45 days pending an investigation.<\/p>\n After meeting with his lawyer on the 7th, Hassan's lawyer reported<\/a> that Hassan had shown visible signs of torture, confirming previous reports that Hassan had been tortured while in custody.<\/p>","raw":"Mohammed Hassan, an independent Bahraini blogger and author for Global Voices Online, was arrested and taken from his family's home in Sitra on the morning of July 31. Police seized his cell phone and computer, but did not present a warrant for his arrest or for the search and seizure of his possessions. Hassan, known as Safy in the blogosphere, has been writing about politics and and human rights in Bahrain since 2007. He has reportedly been accused of \u201cpromoting a forced change of the regime.\u201d It is believed that the arrest of Hassan (and others) is part of the regime's crackdown against planned August 14 August protests to call for freedom, justice, and change. His lawyer, Abdulaziz Mousa, was arrested one week later.\r\n\r\nOn 7 August, for the first time, he was able to access legal representation<\/a>, and was further charged with \u201coperating accounts that call for changing the regime\u201d, \u201cinciting hatred of the regime\u201d and \u201ccalling to disobey the law\u201d. Mohamed Hassan remains in detention at El-Hod El-Gaf prison for a period of 45 days pending an investigation.\r\n\r\nAfter meeting with his lawyer on the 7th, Hassan's lawyer reported<\/a> that Hassan had shown visible signs of torture, confirming previous reports that Hassan had been tortured while in custody.","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/mohamed-hassan","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Sitra","raw":"Sitra","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"0.000000","raw":"0.000000","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"0.000000","raw":"0.000000","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Mohammed AlMaskati","raw":"Mohammed AlMaskati","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/emoodz.jpg","raw":"464","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2011-03-30","raw":"2011-03-30 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2011-03-30","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"http:\/\/emoodz.com and http:\/\/twitter.com\/emoodz","raw":"http:\/\/emoodz.com and http:\/\/twitter.com\/emoodz","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"field_campaign_url_value":{"id":"field_campaign_url_value","content":"hashtag on tiwtter #freeemoodz","raw":"hashtag on tiwtter #freeemoodz","class":"field-campaign-url-value","label":"campaign_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" He is a Bahraini blogger who dared to express his views online. He has been blogging for years on his blog http:\/\/emoodz.com<\/a> and has recently become very active on twitter as he was reporting the events of Feb 14 protests although he was not a supporter himself in some cases. He has been expressing his views about these events and was calling for unite between Bahrainis and for dialog. As reported by his sister on twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/Moooly85\/status\/53862150338383873\u00a0<\/a> he has been arrested on Wed 30Mar t 3am. <\/p>\n Before that his photo has appeared on some Facebook hatred pages and on twitter accusing him (along with a dozen of bloggers including the bahraini blogfather Mahmood Alyousif) of \"practicing web terrorism\" https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaqerAlKhalifa\/status\/50979481879445504<\/a><\/p>\n He has also received threats by a member of royal family https:\/\/twitter.com\/MohdSAlkhalifa\/status\/52652396203094016<\/a>[Translation \"look you AlMaskati, I know you well and I know where you live. If you dont stop what you are doing, I swear by God I will have your family searching for you. Those who give warning are excused\"] <\/p>","raw":"He is a Bahraini blogger who dared to express his views online. He has been blogging for years on his blog http:\/\/emoodz.com and has recently become very active on twitter as he was reporting the events of Feb 14 protests although he was not a supporter himself in some cases. He has been expressing his views about these events and was calling for unite between Bahrainis and for dialog. As reported by his sister on twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/Moooly85\/status\/53862150338383873 he has been arrested on Wed 30Mar t 3am. Bio<\/strong>\n\nNabeel Rajab is an activist and the founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BHCR), as well as an active Twitter user. Over the past two years, he has been continuously threatened and harassed by Bahraini authorities for his support of the country's opposition movement. Rajab has been lauded for his use of social media for human rights promotion and as such was listed in Forbes' 2011 Top 100 Arabs on Twitter list, ranked #43 with 36,040 followers (a number that has since increased to over 150,000).<\/p>\n Following the start of protests in Bahrain in 2011, Rajab was attacked numerous times. In March 2011, his house was broken into and his computer and other files confiscated. In January 2012 he was beaten, allegedly by security forces. He is regularly maligned online by regime supporters.<\/p>\n Activism<\/strong>\n\nRajab was first arrested on May 5, 2012 in Bahrain's airport after arriving from Lebanon, just one day before a scheduled hearing regarding a march he had attended in March. Rajab had, just prior to his arrest, appeared on Julian Assange's talk show, a factor which Assange stated he believes contributed to Rajab's arrest. Numerous groups, including Amnesty International, designated Rajab a prisoner of conscience, calling for his immediate release. After being released on bail, he was then arrested again on June 6 on charges of \"insulting in public\" after tweeting for Bahrain's rulers to step down. On July 10, he was sentenced<\/a> to three months in prison for posting a tweet criticizing Bahrain's rulers.<\/p>\n Amnesty International has launched a campaign<\/a><\/strong> calling for his liberation.<\/p>","raw":"Bio<\/strong>\r\n<\/ br>\r\nNabeel Rajab is an activist and the founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BHCR), as well as an active Twitter user. Over the past two years, he has been continuously threatened and harassed by Bahraini authorities for his support of the country's opposition movement. Rajab has been lauded for his use of social media for human rights promotion and as such was listed in Forbes' 2011 Top 100 Arabs on Twitter list, ranked #43 with 36,040 followers (a number that has since increased to over 150,000).\r\n\r\nFollowing the start of protests in Bahrain in 2011, Rajab was attacked numerous times. In March 2011, his house was broken into and his computer and other files confiscated. In January 2012 he was beaten, allegedly by security forces. He is regularly maligned online by regime supporters.\r\n\r\nActivism<\/strong>\r\n<\/ br>\r\nRajab was first arrested on May 5, 2012 in Bahrain's airport after arriving from Lebanon, just one day before a scheduled hearing regarding a march he had attended in March. Rajab had, just prior to his arrest, appeared on Julian Assange's talk show, a factor which Assange stated he believes contributed to Rajab's arrest. Numerous groups, including Amnesty International, designated Rajab a prisoner of conscience, calling for his immediate release. After being released on bail, he was then arrested again on June 6 on charges of \"insulting in public\" after tweeting for Bahrain's rulers to step down. On July 10, he was sentenced<\/a> to three months in prison for posting a tweet criticizing Bahrain's rulers.\r\n\r\nAmnesty International has launched a campaign<\/a><\/strong> calling for his liberation.","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/nabeel-rajab","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Salman Abdullah","raw":"Salman Abdullah","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-10-17","raw":"2012-10-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-10-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX<\/a><\/p>","raw":"Bahraini tweep arrested on October 17, 2012, along three other Twitter users on charges of \"misuse of social media,\" and for \u201cdefaming public figures on social media.\u201d\r\n\r\nRead also: http:\/\/bit.ly\/PwsiQX","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/salman-abdullah","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Sayed Yousif Almuhafda","raw":"Sayed Yousif Almuhafda ","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/9ba1e57dd9a8d246ee54b99d10ece122.jpeg","raw":"570","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-12-17","raw":"2012-12-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-12-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAIDYOUSIF","raw":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAIDYOUSIF","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"field_campaign_url_value":{"id":"field_campaign_url_value","content":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/12Pmq8p","raw":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/12Pmq8p","class":"field-campaign-url-value","label":"campaign_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Sayed Yousif Almuhafda is the Vice President\u00a0and Head of the Documentation Unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(BCHR). He is also member of the rights groups\u00a0Front Line Defenders<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amnesty International<\/a>.\u00a0He was arrested on December 17th as he was monitoring a non violent demonstration in the capital Manama\u00a0and reporting about it on Twitter.<\/p>\n Sayed Yousif was charged with spreading false information on his Twitter account.\u00a0He is being especially accused, among other things, of posting a\u00a0photo<\/a>\u00a0(link contains graphic content, reader discretion is advised) on Twitter on December 17,\u00a0of an injured young demonstrator actually taken two days earlier.<\/p>\n On December 25, Sayed Yousif was presented before the prosecutor-general in Manama who decided to extend his detention<\/a> for 15 additional days. A decision condemned by freedom of speech advocates like media watchdog Reporters Without Borders who posted the following statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n \"Muhafda is yet again paying for his commitment to the circulation of information about human rights violations in Bahrain [...] The authorities must stop their repeated violations of freedom of information and allow news providers to operate freely.\"<\/p>\n This isn't the first time Sayed Yousif is arrested for his reporting of human rights abuses in Bahrain. On November 2, 2012, he was detained for 12 days<\/a> after covering a violent police crackdown on a demonstration in Diraz, west of Manama.<\/p>","raw":"Sayed Yousif Almuhafda is the Vice President\u00a0and Head of the Documentation Unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0(BCHR). He is also member of the rights groups\u00a0Front Line Defenders<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amnesty International<\/a>.\u00a0He was arrested on December 17th as he was monitoring a non violent demonstration in the capital Manama\u00a0and reporting about it on Twitter.\r\n\r\nSayed Yousif was charged with spreading false information on his Twitter account.\u00a0He is being especially accused, among other things, of posting a\u00a0photo<\/a>\u00a0(link contains graphic content, reader discretion is advised) on Twitter on December 17,\u00a0of an injured young demonstrator actually taken two days earlier.\r\n\r\nOn December 25, Sayed Yousif was presented before the prosecutor-general in Manama who decided to extend his detention<\/a> for 15 additional days. A decision condemned by freedom of speech advocates like media watchdog Reporters Without Borders who posted the following statement<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\"Muhafda is yet again paying for his commitment to the circulation of information about human rights violations in Bahrain [...] The authorities must stop their repeated violations of freedom of information and allow news providers to operate freely.\"\r\n\r\nThis isn't the first time Sayed Yousif is arrested for his reporting of human rights abuses in Bahrain. On November 2, 2012, he was detained for 12 days<\/a> after covering a violent police crackdown on a demonstration in Diraz, west of Manama.","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/sayed-yousif-almuhafda","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Zainab Al-Khawaja","raw":"Zainab Al-Khawaja","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_portrait_fid":{"id":"field_portrait_fid","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/sites\/default\/files\/zainab_al-khawaja.jpeg","raw":"484","class":"field-portrait-fid","label":"portrait","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Released","raw":"Released","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2011-12-15","raw":"2011-12-15 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2011-12-20","raw":"2011-12-20 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"field_blog_value":{"id":"field_blog_value","content":"http:\/\/angryarabiya.blogspot.com\/","raw":"http:\/\/angryarabiya.blogspot.com\/","class":"field-blog-value","label":"blog_url","is_multiple":false},"field_campaign_url_value":{"id":"field_campaign_url_value","content":"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/c9jk7mf","raw":"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/c9jk7mf","class":"field-campaign-url-value","label":"campaign_url","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Bahraini blogger Zainab Al-Khawaja, daughter of prominent opposition figure and human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , who was sentenced to life imprisonment last June, was brutally arrested on Thursday. Her arrest follows the death a 22-year-old man called Ali Al-Gassab when a car drove over him, an \u201caccident\u201d that seems to recur since the protests started in Bahrain this year. Right after the death of Al-Gassab, news of Zainab's arrest circulated online. It was confirmed by the head of Bahrain Human Rights Center Nabeel Rajab and her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja. With her arrest, 28-year-old Zainab, mother of a 2-year-old girl, becomes the fourth member of her family to get arrested after her father, her brother-in-law, and her husband. She has always been vocal against the regime especially through her Twitter account which she uses to post updates from the protests that have rocked her country since February 14.<\/p>\n Zainab was arrested while she was sitting in a roundabout on the Budaiya Highway, as part of a sit-in called for by protesters called Occupy Budaiya Street which aimed at pressuring the government to release political prisoners and pay tribute to Bahrain's 40-plus martyrs, killed at the hand of security forces since the unrest started.<\/p>\n According to her sister Maryam, Zainab was arrested with another woman called Masooma Al-Sayed and was charged with illegal gathering, assaulting a female officer, and inciting hatred against the regime. The prosecutor decided to detain both women for seven days under investigation. Zainab was sprayed in her eyes when she was arrested and was unable to see for an hour. In the police station, Zainab was beaten on the head, arms and legs, as she was unable to see. She recognized the voice of the policewoman who beat her, but the prosecutor refused to write it down. Her lawyer attempted to show the prosecutor a video of Zainab's arrest, but he refused to see it. The policewoman came to the prosecutor with bandaged arm claiming Masooma and Zainab hit her. Zainab refused to sign the statement unless the name of the policewoman who hit was written down.<\/p>","raw":"Bahraini blogger Zainab Al-Khawaja, daughter of prominent opposition figure and human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , who was sentenced to life imprisonment last June, was brutally arrested on Thursday. Her arrest follows the death a 22-year-old man called Ali Al-Gassab when a car drove over him, an \u201caccident\u201d that seems to recur since the protests started in Bahrain this year. Right after the death of Al-Gassab, news of Zainab's arrest circulated online. It was confirmed by the head of Bahrain Human Rights Center Nabeel Rajab and her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja. With her arrest, 28-year-old Zainab, mother of a 2-year-old girl, becomes the fourth member of her family to get arrested after her father, her brother-in-law, and her husband. She has always been vocal against the regime especially through her Twitter account which she uses to post updates from the protests that have rocked her country since February 14.\r\n\r\nZainab was arrested while she was sitting in a roundabout on the Budaiya Highway, as part of a sit-in called for by protesters called Occupy Budaiya Street which aimed at pressuring the government to release political prisoners and pay tribute to Bahrain's 40-plus martyrs, killed at the hand of security forces since the unrest started.\r\n\r\nAccording to her sister Maryam, Zainab was arrested with another woman called Masooma Al-Sayed and was charged with illegal gathering, assaulting a female officer, and inciting hatred against the regime. The prosecutor decided to detain both women for seven days under investigation. Zainab was sprayed in her eyes when she was arrested and was unable to see for an hour. In the police station, Zainab was beaten on the head, arms and legs, as she was unable to see. She recognized the voice of the policewoman who beat her, but the prosecutor refused to write it down. Her lawyer attempted to show the prosecutor a video of Zainab's arrest, but he refused to see it. The policewoman came to the prosecutor with bandaged arm claiming Masooma and Zainab hit her. Zainab refused to sign the statement unless the name of the policewoman who hit was written down.","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/zainab-al-khawaja","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"Manama","raw":"Manama","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.216667","raw":"26.216667","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.583333","raw":"50.583333","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri","raw":"Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Deceased","raw":"Deceased","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2011-04-02","raw":"2011-04-02 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2011-04-12","raw":"2011-04-12 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":" Bahraini blogger Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri died in custody<\/a> on April 12. 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Alsangace is disabled and uses a wheelchair; he was also unable to take his medicine with him.
HRW<\/a> and CPJ<\/a> issued a statement asking for urgent release of Alsangace.
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Ali was released on 23 February 2011 after Bahrain King ordered the release of group of prisoners, including political prisoners and activists, among them Ali.
\r\n\r\nFollowing the uprising in Bahrain, Abdulemam was later forced into hiding. In July 2011, he was sentenced in absentia<\/em> to 15 years in prison, along with fellow blogger Abduljalil Alsingace, in a trial that lasted only ten minutes long. Abdulemam's whereabouts are currently unknown.","class":"body","label":"background","is_multiple":false},"path":{"id":"path","content":"http:\/\/threatened.globalvoicesonline.org\/blogger\/ali-abdulemam","raw":null,"class":"path","label":"permalink","is_multiple":false},"city":{"id":"city","content":"A'Ali","raw":"A'Ali","class":"city","label":"city","is_multiple":false},"country":{"id":"country","content":"Bahrain","raw":"bh","class":"country","label":"country","is_multiple":false},"latitude":{"id":"latitude","content":"26.152110","raw":"26.152110","class":"latitude","label":"lat","is_multiple":false},"longitude":{"id":"longitude","content":"50.526535","raw":"50.526535","class":"longitude","label":"lon","is_multiple":false}},{"title":{"id":"title","content":"Ali Al-Haiki","raw":"Ali Al-Haiki","class":"title","label":"name","is_multiple":false},"field_status_value":{"id":"field_status_value","content":"Under Arrest","raw":"Under Arrest","class":"field-status-value","label":"status","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value":{"id":"field_arrest_value","content":"2012-10-17","raw":"2012-10-17 00:00:00","class":"field-arrest-value","label":"date_from","is_multiple":false},"field_arrest_value2":{"id":"field_arrest_value2","content":"2012-10-17","raw":null,"class":"field-arrest-value2","label":"date_to","is_multiple":false},"body":{"id":"body","content":"
According to Mahmood<\/a> :\" At the end of the 3 hours of questioning, [the Chief Public Prosecutor for Capital Mr. Wael Buallai] asked us to adjourn to the waiting room for him to deliberate. He did, and decided that this case should be regarded as a misdemeanor and set bail at BD500 (US$1,325).
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Before that his photo has appeared on some Facebook hatred pages and on twitter accusing him (along with a dozen of bloggers including the bahraini blogfather Mahmood Alyousif) of \"practicing web terrorism\" https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaqerAlKhalifa\/status\/50979481879445504
He has also received threats by a member of royal family
https:\/\/twitter.com\/MohdSAlkhalifa\/status\/52652396203094016
[Translation \"look you AlMaskati, I know you well and I know where you live. If you dont stop what you are doing, I swear by God I will have your family searching for you. Those who give warning are excused\"]
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