17 July 2011
Zainab Hassan, 47 years old and mother of 2 daughters, died 15 July 2011 in Sitra allegedly due to inhalation of tear gas. Her death happened at the time of the attacks by the security forces on the rally in Sitra titled “The March for Self-Determination”.
Photo of her house in Sitra
Video recorded at the time of her death
The Ministry of Interior claims she died of natural causes.
Several videos were published showing riot police throwing tear gas canisters on people’s homes in Sitra (15 July 2011):
17 July 2011
Zainab Hassan, 47 years old and mother of 2 daughters, died 15 July 2011 in Sitra allegedly due to inhalation of tear gas. Her death happened at the time of the attacks by the security forces on the rally in Sitra titled “The March for Self-Determination”.
Photo of her house in Sitra
Video recorded at the time of her death
The Ministry of Interior claims she died of natural causes.
Several videos were published showing riot police throwing tear gas canisters on people’s homes in Sitra (15 July 2011):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygp6id7xvk8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-9l_b0AmyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcMG9dNUR9k
Riot police chasing the protesters inside the villages:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct851nAfeSQ
Protester being beaten by riot police on July 7 as he screams “don’t beat me”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF5YctCN2XU
Riot police go into a home and assault protester, pictures of injuries at the end of the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R02APeD6Bkk
Testimony on torture from one of the detainees:
http://storyful.com/nexusindivulsus/1000005325
Jalila Alsalman’s family have informed us that she is being exposed to more pressure and ill treatment lately. Jalila is a 45 year old mother of 3 children and was the deputy head of the Bahrain Teachers Society at the time of her arrest. She was arrested on the 29th of March. Read more
A Bahraini poet sentenced in June for reading a poem was released on 13 July. However, there are reportedly conditions attached to her release and Amnesty International is calling on the authorities to remove any that have been imposed, to annul her conviction and to clarify her current legal status.
amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE11/039/2011/en
Human Rights First: Bahrain: A Tortuous Process: July 2011 Bahrain_A_Tortuous_Process_July_2011.pdf
After local media published that the Ministry of Interior had caught a gang who stole around 100 cars, a video was made showing the army going through peoples cars and allegedly stealing whatever is inside it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnoV7zGH3kk
Layoffs continue: Dr. Hussain Mahdi, Dermatologist from Salmaniya, got fired on the 13th July by the MOHR . Similar to Firas Hashim on the 12th July.
Isa AlMajali, originally Jordanian, is being named by several released detainees as one of the worst torturers.
Polytechnic expelled 49 students and suspended 14:
http://www.alwasatnews.com/3235/news/read/572902/1.html
On 15 July 2011, Dr. Mohsen Tarif, a consultant psychiatrist who works in Salmaniya Medical Complex, was arrested. He left the house early in the morning to attend a meeting at SMC- given that Friday is a weekend, but never went back home. We received information confirming his arrest by the security forces.
Journalist Reem Khalifa harassed after press briefing in Bahrain:
http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/15539