​The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) has just learned that human rights defender and previous MENA Coordinator for Frontline Defenders, Mr.Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, that he would begin a hunger strike from today ( February 8, 2012).

Mr.AlKhawaja said in a telephone call to his family, “Freedom or Death”, which means he started an open hunger strike until his release.

Mr.AlKhawaja, was participating a few days ago a hunger strike in protest at human rights violations and brutal repression (Strike began January 29 and ended February 5) and he was transferred to the hospital after a drop in his sugar level and blood pressure. ( more info: http://byshr.org/?p=927)

The BYSHR calls on the international community to show their solidarity with the Bahrain prisoners of conscience by calling for their immediate release.

The BYSHR also calls for urgent intervention in the case of human rights defender Mr.Abdulhadi Alkhawaja.

Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) expresses its deep concern about the detained pro-democracy demonstrators by the Bahraini authorities on September 23 (before the parliamentary elections).

BYSHR urges the Special Rapporteur on torture and arbitrary detention take urgent action for the immediate release of pro-democracy activists.

List of detainees in protests (September 23, 2011) (Click Here)

URGENT ACTION REQUEST

Prominent Human Rights Activist Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja Beaten Unconscious and Arrested with two of his Sons in Law

BYSHR Fears for His Safety and Well-Being Given the Brutal Method of Arrest
BYSHR President Beaten and Released in Same Incident

BYSHR Hold International Community Responsible for the Safety of Human Rights Activists in Bahrain

Manama- April 9, 2011

At around 2am local Bahraini Time, prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja, 50 years, the MENA Coordinator for Frontline up until 1 month ago as well as the previous President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was arrested and taken to an unknown destination after being brutally beaten and dragged down 4 flights of stairs by masked, armed special security forces and masked civilians. BYSHR President Mr. Mohammed Al-Maskati witnessed the arrest and stated that Mr. Alkhawaja lost consciousness after the initial beating and that there were blood stains on the stairs were he was dragged.

Mr. Al-khawaja had previously been arrested numerous times by the Bahraini authorities for being vocal against human rights violations (attached reports). He had also recently received death threats by unknown sources and had his personal information distributed on social networking websites which prompted the Office of High Commission for Human Rights to release a statement asking the government to investigate these threats.

Given the brutality of the arrests the BYSHR fears for the safety and well being of Mr. Alkhawaja and calls upon the international community to take urgent action to pressure the Bahraini authorities to release him immediately and give assurances that he is well and is not being subjected to further mistreatment.

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Bahraini authorities accuse the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights of “lying” and had informed the international organizations and the media that we “lie”.

For this we have decided in the BYSHR to send the following evidence (picture):

Picture : Bahrain TV displays images from a hospital , and TV explains that : has no members of the security forces or the army inside hospital, but the picture shows a security man with mask.

http://img683.imageshack.us/i/55913054.jpg/

Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights just want to clarify to the international public opinion that they do not publish any information before the investigation into the matter.

Manama, 16 March, 2011
Bahrain Youth Society For Human Rights
www.byshr.org

Based on the ongoing severe human tights violations in Bahrain and the expectation there will be further deterioration and casualties:
BYSHR requests the UN office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and international human rights organizations to:

1. Issue a strong and clear statement condemning the violations and calling for the halt of severe human rights violations against protesters
2. To send a fact finding mission to observe and document what is going on on the field
3. To ask the different United Nations mechanisms to act according to their specialty in order to put an end to the deteriorating situation and to secure the rights and freedoms of the people in Bahrain
4. To influence the international community, including western governments to take urgent responsibility towards the situation in Bahrain.

URGENT APPEAL: CALL FOR URGENT INTERVENTION TO PREVENT GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BAHRAIN

SAUDI AND EMARATI ARMY ENTERS BAHRAIN TO QUELL PEACEFUL PROTESTS

KING ANNOUNCES STATE OF EMERGENCY

ONE DEATH CONFIRMED

Manama: 15 March ,2011

Bahrain Youth Society For Human Rights-BYSHR

www.byshr.org

A member of the BYSHR has confirmed the death of Ahmed Farhan- 24 years old- from Sitra Muhazza village after sustaining a shot to the head (type of shot unconfirmed as of yet) following intervention by special security forced in the village. There are reports of many injured and of the prevention of ambulances from reaching the injured. Many villages are under lock down and are being protected by locals after they were attached by armed thugs in the past couple of days. Witnesses have reported that some of the thugs were caught with ID’s stating they work in the Ministry of interior and some were said to be wearing the official riot police dress under their “thub” (Bahraini traditional gown).

In a further disturbing development, Bahraini State television announced yesterday the entry of 1000 Saudi forces into the country to help restore order and the UAE has officially announced that they are sending 500 of their army to assist.

The king announced today a state of national emergency and has referred power to the military in order to “restore order”. This announcement is feared to be a prelude to an intervention similar to that of bloody Thursday, in which excessive force was used to disperse sleeping protesters at the pearl roundabout which resulted in the death of 4 Bahraini citizens.

The BYSHR calls upon the international civil and human rights organizations to urgently intervene in order to prevent further human rights violations in Bahrain and urges them to demand that the Bahraini authorities:

* End the state of emergency announced today and guarantee that all human rights will be respected
* Guarantee that the military will not be used to quell peaceful protests.

* Start an impartial and independent investigation into the deaths that have taken place in the past month as well as the prevention of medical services from reaching injured.

* To offer guarantees that the safety and security of the protesters at the Pearl Roundabout will not be compromised and that actions similar to those that took place on bloody Thursday will not be repeated.

Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights will monitor human rights violations against demonstrators and foreigners in Bahrain, on February 14, 2011, where a group of young people asking to demonstrate peacefully against human rights violations and calling for freedom of opinion and expression and other political demands.

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Or contact (for media and breaking news), Mr. Mohammed Al-Maskati, head of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights

Mobile phone: 0097336437088

Note: The European Office of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights has set up a liaison unit, where they will receive calls and/or SMS from people in the February 14, 2011 for reporting on violations against demonstrators or foreign, could communicate with this unit in Arabic and English, contact number: 004790802999

European Office of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights has set up a liaison unit, they will receive phone calls and SMS from the people in the February 14, 2011 for reporting on violations against demonstrators or foreign, could all communicate with this unit in Arabic and English Contact number or to send SMS: 004790802999
Email:BYSHR (EU) : eu-office@byshr.org

Manama, 8 February 2011

Ladies and gentlemen, members of international NGOs, authorities, and Media.

Best regards from Bahrain.

Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) addresses this urgent letter to you about targeting and randomly suppressing a protest rally against the government.

Ladies and gentlemen,

We would like to inform you that a group of activists, patriotic figures and youth are planning to launch a rally against the government in protest on violations of human rights in Bahrain. The rally will start at Manama district on February 14, 2011.

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The trial of 23 persons (human rights defenders, political activists, bloggers, and the men of religion) started at 10 am, attended the court hearing, representatives from the embassies, defense lawyers, representatives of the international organization as well as some local media and some relatives of the detainees.

Bahraini security forces prevented a group of people from entering the court:

1 – Mr. AbdulHadi khalaf – Prof. in Sweden university and Politician
2 – Mr. Ali Rabiea – Political Activist.
3- Ms.Ghada Jamsheer – a defender of human rights.

In addition to activists and families of some detainees.

Attended by new defense appointed by the Minister of Justice to defend the detainees.

The defense requested from the judge that he asks the defendant to accept them as their legal defense .

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