Category Archives: Bahrain

Testimonies from Bahrain: Arrested for treating the injured

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Conor Fortune

This blog was written before its author and 19 other health workers were sentenced to prison by Bahrain’s National Safety Court of First Instance on 29 September. I am a health worker at Salmaniya hospital, the main hospital in Bahrain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahrain, Middle East And North Africa | 11 Comments

Testimonies from Bahrain: An activist’s detention ordeal

Posted on 22 September 2011 by gcrossing

I am a Bahraini activist, involved in the Bahrain Revolution that started on 14 February. When the army demolished the Pearl Roundabout and began arresting people, I was terrified. I knew that I hadn’t done anything wrong – but they … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahrain, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Middle East And North Africa, Torture and Ill-treatment | 3 Comments

Testimonies from Bahrain: A hospital under siege

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Conor Fortune

By a medical worker from Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama. Thursday 17 March 2011 The morning after martial law was announced in Bahrain, I went to work at the Salmaniya Medical Complex early, only to find that the hospital had … Continue reading →

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Testimonies from Bahrain: Memories of a jailed activist’s wife

Posted on 6 September 2011 by Conor Fortune

Khadija al-Mousawi and her jailed husband ‘Abdulhadi al-Khawaja © Private By Khadija al-Mousawi, wife of imprisoned human rights defender ‘Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. This blog was first published on 6 September 2011 It was on a Friday when we gathered in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahrain, Censorship and Free Speech, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Middle East And North Africa, Prisoners of Conscience | 11 Comments