{"id":16266,"date":"2013-02-14T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T21:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16266"},"modified":"2013-02-14T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T21:21:26","slug":"day-35-of-hunger-striek-as-politcal-prisoners-protest-torture-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=16266","title":{"rendered":"Day 35 of Hunger Strike as Politcal Prisoners Protest Torture, Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/politcalprisoners14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/politcalprisoners14-e1360876369500.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\" \" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16270\" \/><\/a> Ebrahim Sherif&#8217;s wife and others show solidarity with prisoners of conscience in Bahrain<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahraini prisoners on hunger strike in protest at mistreatment<\/strong><br \/>\n13 February, 2013 &#8211; PressTV<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/freeprisoners14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/freeprisoners14-e1360876168840.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\" \" width=\"425\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16267\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBahraini women hold portraits of female prisoners during a rally in Janosan Village, in the western suburb of Manama, on May 18, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Several political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in a prison in Bahrain in protest at the mistreatment of prisoners by prison officials, a report says.<\/p>\n<p>The hunger-strikers took the initiative due to the violation of their basic rights and the dire condition of their living in the prison.<\/p>\n<p>    The Bahraini prisoners are deprived of their preliminary human rights, including visiting their families, which is the positive proof of illegal behavior of prison officials.<\/p>\n<p>This came amid the continuation of anti-regime protests and the Bahraini people\u2019s demands for the immediate release of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrainis have been staging demonstrations since mid-February 2011, demanding political reform and a constitutional monarchy, a demand that later changed to an outright call for the ouster of the ruling Al Khalifa family following its crackdown on popular protests.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of people have lost their lives in the crackdown, and the security forces have arrested hundreds, including rights activists, doctors and nurses.<\/p>\n<p>Bahraini demonstrators say they will continue holding anti-regime protests until their demand for the release of prisoners and the establishment of a democratically elected government is met.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/detail\/2013\/02\/13\/288723\/bahraini-prisoners-go-on-hunger-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8230;source<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"igit_tsb_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crookedbough.com%2F%3Fp%3D16266&amp;text=Day+35+of+Hunger+Strike+as+Politcal+Prisoners+Protest+Torture%2C+Abuse&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=\" style=\"\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ebrahim Sherif&#8217;s wife and others show solidarity with prisoners of conscience in Bahrain Bahraini prisoners on hunger strike in protest at mistreatment 13 February, 2013 &#8211; PressTV Bahraini women hold portraits of female prisoners during a rally in Janosan Village, in the western suburb of Manama, on May 18, 2012. 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