BHR 004 / 0810 / OBS 101.1 Ill-treatment / Arbitrary detention Bahrain September 1, 2010 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Bahrain.

in the Detention Centers of the National Security and in a Blatant Cover-up from the Public Prosecution.

“...I was handcuffed and blindfolded the entire time, they beat me on my fingers with a rigid instrument; they slapped me on my ears and I was pulled by my nipples and ears by tongs, and I was hit with a rigid object on my back and that was to force me to sign papers I had no knowledge what was written on them…” - Dr. Abduljalil Alsingace

WASHINGTON — Bahrain should investigate allegations of torture made by four Shiite activists who were detained by security forces in mid-August, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a statement.

By Simeon Kerr in Manama Published: September 2 2010 17:27 | Last updated: September 2 2010 17:27 As teargas slowly dissipates into the night air, a Shia protester rails against Bahrain’s government during another bout of unrest in the Gulf kingdom.

Counterterrorism Charges Against Activists Follow Weeks of Incommunicado Detention

New York, August 31, 2010--Bahrainian prosecutors have banned journalists from reporting on the detentions of dozens of opposition activists, according to news accounts. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to lift the censorship order immediately.

By Henry Meyer - Aug 31, 2010 11:33 AM GMT+0100 Bahrain’s authorities charged a Shiite Muslim opposition activist with seeking to overthrow the government, his lawyer said. Abduljalil al-Singace, the head of the human rights section of the opposition Haq movement, potentially faces the death penalty, lawyer Mohammad al-Tajer said by telephone from the capital, Manama. He was arrested on Aug. 13 as he flew back to Bahrain from London.

Suad Hamada 28 August 2010 MANAMA — Bahrain has imposed a ban on press from publishing anything about a terror network discovered here early this month. Those violating the law could be fined or jailed for up to one year.

In Accordance to the Security Campaign Launched by the National Security

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of Professor Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, a mechanical engineer at University of Bahrain in Isa Town. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails urging authorities to explain publicly the reasons for Prof. Al-Singace’s detention, disclose the whereabouts of Prof. Al-Singace and ensure his access to medical care, family and legal counsel.

AP - CAIRO - Bahrain's public prosecutor has banned media from reporting on a prominent Shiite activist and scores of other opposition members detained in an ongoing crackdown ahead of October parliament elections. The crackdown follows a series of violent Shiite-led protests accusing the government of discrimination.

A lecturer in Engineering was detained by authorities in Bahrain on 13 August, Human Rights Watch reported on 17 August 2010. Dr Abduljalil al-Singace, who teaches engineering at the University of Bahrain, was arrested at Bahrain International Airport as he returned from London with his family.

Alwatan plays a main role in escalating the sectarian congestion and defaming opposition leaders and human rights activists

By THANASSIS CAMBANIS Published: August 26, 2010 MANAMA, Bahrain — The three women in head scarves and black abayas surged into the main atrium of the Seef Mall at 11 p.m. the other day, unfurling a banner outside the Next clothing boutique that read, “It is forbidden to arbitrarily arrest and detain people.”

By Henry Meyer - Aug 25, 2010 8:03 AM GMT+0100 Bahrain’s interior minister has vowed to extinguish what he termed the “fire of terrorism” as protests by Shiite Muslims in the Gulf state went on for a second week.

• The NSA is Behind Planning and Executing the Recent Campaign against the Political and Human Rights Activists and the Kidnaps and Torture by the Armed Militias • It Specializes in Prosecuting the Opponents and Activists and has the Authorities of the Ministry of Interior and the Public Prosecution and is Immune from Legal Prosecution • The Apparatus is Formed on a Sectarian Basis and Uses the Foreign Mercenaries in all its Institutes and Operations • Dissolving the National Security Apparatus and the Special Security Forces and Returning its Authorities to the Regular Security Apparatus is Inevitable

(AFP) - Aug 22, 2010 MANAMA, - Several activists arrested in Bahrain over the past week have admitted to receiving funds to support groups which "incite violence," a security official said on the state news agency BNA.

(AP) – 22 August 2010 MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain's top Shiite politician said last week's crackdown on Shiite protesters has destroyed a decade of stable sectarian relations as the country heads into parliamentary elections scheduled for October.

and In Deference to the King's Will and His Uncle the Prime Minister

(Reuters) - Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:00pm BST DUBAI Aug 21 (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities detained 12 people on sabotage and arson charges, a security official was quoted on Saturday as saying, after crowds burnt tyres and hurled petrol bombs to protest the arrest of Shi'ite activists.

The Sunni-led government has arrested eight Shiite activists in the last week, sparking more demonstrations from the Shiite majority.

Friday, 20 August 2010 11:50 IHRC has appealed to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders to take up the case of Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, arrested in Bahrain after speaking at House of Lords and meeting with Amnesty International.

August 19, 2010 Press release The undersigned organizations wish to express their grave concern for the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain. Just a few days ago, the King himself, joined by the prime minister and interior minister, issued a sternly worded threat against political activists and human rights defenders, who have been accused of inciting against the government abroad and harming the country. In his statement, the King advocated bringing the full force of the law to bear against these so-called “provocateurs” who are endangering civic peace.

The Arrest of the Administrative Member in the BCHR among a Campaign that Targets the Activists and Human Rights Defenders Armed Militias Roaming the Areas of Protests and Kidnapping the Youth to Physically and Sexually Abuse Them

(AFP) – Aug 19, 2010 - WASHINGTON — Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called on Bahrain either to release or formally charge eight activists, including clerics, the groups said the Gulf kingdom has arrested.

Human rights & democracy advocates detained and tortured then dumped unconscious in Bahrain

Cairo in August 18, 2010 URGENT-Bahrain The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists follows with great concern the implications of the extremely hostile Bahraini official statements severe against political and human rights activists in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which led the security authorities to arrest the colleague Abdul Galil Sinkece, Head of Human Rights Office in August 13, 2010 after his return from Britain, where he explained in a seminar in the House of Lords the human rights situation in Bahrain, the deterioration of rights and religious freedoms and the ongoing discrimination against the Shiites.

18 August 2010 The Observatory has been informed by the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) about the arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Abduljalil Al-Sengais, Spokesperson and Director of the Human Rights Bureau of the political party the Haq Movement for Civil Liberties and Democracy, Mr. Abdulghani Ali Issa Al-Khanjar, Spokesperson of the National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture (NCMVT), Mr. Jaffar Al-Hessabi, a bahraini human right activist involved in the fight against torture who has been living in the United Kingdom (UK) for 15 years, and Mr. Mohammed Saeed, a board member of BCHR .

Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:06am EDT * Total of eights activists arrested * Escalation comes ahead of polls in October MANAMA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have detained four more Shi'ite activists on security grounds, raising the stakes in the run-up to parliamentary elections after earlier arrests were criticised by rights groups.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release 18 August 2010 Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini authorities to reveal the whereabouts of eight human rights defenders, political activists and Shia clerics arrested in a clampdown by the authorities amid fears that they could be prisoners of conscience.

Posted on 2010/08/18 Front Line is seriously concerned that human rights defenders arrested over the last days in Bahrain are being denied access to lawyers and to their families. The whereabouts of Dr. Abduljalil Al Singace and Abdul Ghani al-Kanjar remain unknown and they have reportedly been denied access to their families and to their lawyers since their arrest on 13 and 15 August 2010 respectively.

MANAMA, Bahrain — A Bahraini lawyer says security forces have detained six more opposition members in a crackdown on the Gulf kingdom's majority Shiites who complain of being disenfranchised.

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:25 IHRC demands the release of human rights activist Abduljalil Al-Singace and other detainees.

Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 17, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the detention of a blogger and human rights activist since Friday. The official Bahrain News Agency quoted a security source claiming that Abduljalil Alsingace was arrested based on national security concerns that could “damage the country's stability." The unnamed security official went on to say that Alsingace had "abused the freedom of opinion and expression prevailing in the kingdom."

Bar Human Rights Committee

Monday, 16 August 2010 11:45 .Dr Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, leader of Bahraini human rights group, arrested at airport after speaking at House of Lords and meeting with Amnesty International. Other Bahraini activists also arrested in an expanding crackdown.

Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:03pm BST * Clashes erupted following arrest of first activist * The four face security charges, state news agency says (Adds official statement, paragraph 7) MANAMA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have detained four Shi'ite activists before a parliamentary poll in which Shi'ites will be seeking a bigger role in governing the Sunni Muslim-led Arab state, their lawyer said on Sunday.

By THANASSIS CAMBANIS Published: August 30, 2010 The Shiite opposition leader Abduljalil al-Singace was charged on Monday with attempting to overthrow the government.

Under threats and travel ban as a sort of pressure to bow-down and meet Security Head Head of National Security Apparatus Shaikh Khalifa Bin Abduallah 6 June 2010 A 64-year-old Bahraini human Rights defender with ill heart, Mr. Abdul-Redha Mohammed, was prevented from leaving Bahrain to London on June 1st, 2010 to meet his children.