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Bahrain's Hunger Strike Prompts Prisoner Rights Debate Amidst International Scrutiny


 

Bahrain's authorities are grappling with a widespread hunger strike that has led to significant unrest both within the country and beyond its borders. As a response to this extensive and concerning situation, Bahraini officials have unveiled plans to expand prisoners' rights, encompassing longer visiting hours and outdoor privileges. The hunger strike, touted as the most substantial in Bahrain's history, began at Jau prison in August and has ignited uncommon street demonstrations along with international attention.

While Bahrain's interior ministry aims to address the issue by extending visitation and outdoor durations, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) asserts that this approach has yet to quell the hunger strike involving approximately 800 participants. The strike is particularly poignant due to its inclusion of dissidents who were incarcerated during the 2011 Shiite-led uprisings. Activists and human rights organizations view the authorities' response as insufficient, with BIRD's advocacy director, Sayed Alwadaei, expressing skepticism about the timing and efficacy of the offered changes.

READ MORE: How is Bahrain handling the Massive Hunger Strike?

Despite the Bahraini government's assertion that only 121 inmates are engaged in the hunger strike, the dispute underscores the nation's delicate balance between its strategic partnership with the United States and its human rights challenges. Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, has previously faced censure for its human rights practices. The hunger strike has thrust this issue into the international spotlight, prompting human rights organizations to call for heightened attention to the plight of the hunger strikers and their demands for better medical treatment, education access, and religious practices within the prison environment.

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