Mohammed Mushaima

sickle-cell anemia. He had been hospitalized since August 2011 and his lawyers say they had asked the Bahraini courts to release Mushaima because of his bad health, but the courts had rejected the request. Opposition sources say he died due to "torture and medical negligence" by the authorities.^{[citation needed]} Other jailed protesters have also died from the disease, a hereditary condition common in Bahrain, while in custody, prompting Human Rights Watch to call for an investigation.^[2] After his funeral, clashes erupted in Manama as protesters took to the streets demanding an investigation into the circumstances of Mushaima's death.^[1]