Hasan Mushaima
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Hassan Mushaima حسن مشيمع | |
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Jidd Haffs, Bahrain | |
Nationality | Bahraini |
Opponent | Government of Bahrain |
Secretary-General of Haq Movement | |
Assumed office November 11, 2005 | |
Deputy | Isa al-Jowder (d. 2011) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Jidd Haffs, Bahrain |
Criminal status | To be retried (2012)[1] |
Criminal charge | Attempting to overthrow the Bahraini monarchy |
Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Hasan Mushaima (
Political activity
1990s uprising
The Bahraini government has placed Mushaima under arrest several times, twice arresting him during the 1994 uprising. He was later jailed from March 1995 to September 1995 and again from January 1996 to February 2001. Mushaima was re-arrested in February 2007 and jailed for one day and then was arrested and imprisoned again from January 2009 to April 2009.
Political activities in the 2000s
In 2010 Mushaima travelled to Great Britain to be treated for lung cancer.
Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Mushaima announced plans to return to Bahrain during the
On 7 March 2011, Mushaima along with
On 22 June 2011, Mushaima was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court for "attempting to overthrow the monarchy".[5]
On 30 April 2012, a Bahraini court ordered a civilian retrial of Mushaima and 20 other men convicted of leading the uprising.[1]
In 2018, Mushaima's son Ali Mushaima began a hunger strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London, protesting the denial of medical treatment for political prisoners including Hassan Mushaima.[6]
On 15 September 2021, he declined a conditional release offer.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bahrain orders retrial for hunger striker, protest leaders". Reuters. 30 April 2012.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Robin (2011-02-24). "Union threatens strike in Bahrain". The Financial Times. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Bahrain's protesters struggle to define goals". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) AP, March 2, 2011 - ^ Fuller, Thomas (27 February 2011). "Bahrain Opposition Leader Returns From Exile". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ Kerr, Simeon (1 July 2011). "Bahrain opposition agrees to join talks". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Sharafedin, Bozorgmehr. "Jailed Bahraini opposition leader denied medical treatment - son". U.K. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Bahrain releases some political prisoners under new law". Reuters.