The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights reported that in June 2024, Bahraini authorities arrested 22 citizens on politically motivated charges, with some subsequently released.
In its monthly report, the Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights noted that 11 citizens were arrested after participating in a gathering of prisoners’ families demanding the release of their relatives, while others were detained for participating in demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine and prisoners.
The Gulf Institute highlighted that the recent royal pardon in Bahrain included 545 prisoners, of whom 400 were non-Bahrainis, and only 7 were political detainees. Of these, 4 were nearing the end of their prison terms, and 2 benefited from the alternative sentencing law.
The Institute views the continued detention of political prisoners as a government crackdown on opposition and dissenting voices, calling on the international community to hold Bahraini authorities accountable for their actions and to demand the release of all unjustly imprisoned political detainees.
Additionally, The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights stated that prison conditions remain deteriorated despite ongoing prisoner protests, and that prison management resorted to isolating any prisoner who left their cell for family visits or medical appointments, aiming to pressure them to end their peaceful protests.
source: lualuatv
