AhlulBayt News Agency

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19 July 2019

1:42:13 PM
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Bahraini detainee assaulted, thrown into solitary for complaining about overcrowding

Bahraini detainee Professor Mohammed Sarhan has reportedly been assaulted by guards at Jaw Prison and thrown into solitary confinement.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Bahraini detainee Professor Mohammed Sarhan has reportedly been assaulted by guards at Jaw Prison and thrown into solitary confinement.

The London-based Bahrain Al-Youm reported on Thursday that Sarhan was complaining about overcrowding at the detention facility before he was attacked.

Last week, Bahraini rights campaigner Ebtisam al-Saegh described living conditions in Jaw as “miserable” and said that 17 inmates are crammed into cells designed to hold only 8 people.

The overcrowding and constant water shortages have also raised fears about the spread of disease in the prison.

Abuses in Bahraini prisons are becoming more frequent prompting a number of hunger strikes in recent months.

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