Bahrainis Hold Demo to Demand Release of Imprisoned Activist

Rasa - Hundreds of people took to the streets in Bahrain to demand the immediate release of an activist who has been held captive for three weeks without any criminal charges brought against him.

News ID: 425077

Date: 15 November 2016 - 23:14

RNA - The protesters staged a rally in the Northwestern village of Diraz, situated about 12 kilometers West of the capital, Manama, demanding the freedom of Seyed Alawi Seyed Hussein, whose fate remains unknown ever since regime forces arrested him at his office on October 24, Bahrain Mirror reported.

The demonstrators held up Hussein’s pictures, and carried a banner reading “Bahrain’s General Secretariat for Grievances is an Accomplice to Crimes, Abduction and Torture” in Arabic. They also chanted slogans in condemnation of the ruling Al Khalifah regime.

Hussein’s family have expressed serious concern about his possibly deteriorating health condition, saying that he suffers from high blood pressure, gastrointestinal problems, and knee pain and swelling.

Hussein’s wife says her husband had received no summons prior to his detention, and that authorities have not allowed him to contact his family.

Bahraini regime officials have declined to provide any clear explanation about Hussein’s potential charges and his place of detention.

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