ICSFT continues to be alarmed by the never ending oppression and harassment of human rights defenders in Bahrain. In spite of lobbying by rights groups and the international community, the state of free speech in the country, and especially speech against the government continues to be deadly. The regime has gone to great lengths to clamp down on any sign of dissent, people have lost their lives and hundreds of others sustained injuries or got arrested and harassed with no end in sight.

Human rights defenders and their families continue to be unjustly detained, mistreated, tortured and severely oppressed in response to speaking out for their rights and the rights of their fellow citizens. Penalties by the Bahraini government against free speech have been unpredictable, unjust, and indefinite detainment in jail or prison, physical, psychological, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse, torture, surveillance, restriction of travel, and the death penalty.

Please find attached the press release

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ICSFT PR ON BAHRAIN