Bahrain: Ms. Alqurmozi was sentenced to one year imprisonment due to freedom of speech
June 12th, 2011
Today ( 12 June 2011 ), National Safety court ( Military court) issued its ruling against Ms.Ayat Alqurmozi.
Ms. Alqurmozi was sentenced to one year imprisonment.
Charges: taking part in illegal protests and disrupting public security and Inciting publicly towards the hatred of the regime.
Ms.Ayat Alqurmozi – a 20 years old poet and student at the Faculty of Teachers, was arrested on Wednesday, March 30th 2011.
She was reading political poem- criticized government policy- in the Pearl Roundabout.
According to information obtained by the BYSHR, That there are allegations of ill-treatment in custody.
The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) expresses it is deep concern at the sentencing active woman due to freedom of speech . BYSHR calls for the Special Rapporteur of freedom of opinion and expression to take urgent actions.
June 21st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
[...] 1.Ms.Ayat Al-Qormozi while apologizing regarding the poem she has written and recited at the Pearl Roundabout during the protests (She was sentenced to two years imprisonment). Ref: http://byshr.org/?p=594 [...]