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Wednesday
Jun222011

Bahrain Special: The 21 Activists Sentenced Today

Abdulhadi Al KhawajaThe 21 activists and opposition figures sentenced an emergency court in Bahrain today, with eight receiving life terms (see LiveBlog). Posted by activist Maryam Al Khawaja of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights on Twitter:

1. Abdul Wahhab Hussain: Life imprisonment. Member of Coalition for a Republic, promiment writer
2. Hassan Mushaimaa: Life imprisonment. Head of Haq movement. Member of Coalition for a Republic
3. Mohammed Habib Al Muqdad: Life imprisonment. Prominent cleric. Head of Al Zahra Orphanage
4. Ibrahim Sharif: 5 years imprisonment. President of Waad Society
5. AbdulJalil Al Muqdad: Life imprisonment. Prominent cleric. Cousin of Mohammed Habib Al Muqdad
6. Abduljalil Al Singace: Life imprisonment. Head of human rights office of Haq movemen
7. Saeed Al Nouri: Life imprisonment. Prominent cleric
8. Abdulhadi Al Mukhodher: 5 years imprisonment. Prominent cleric
9. Abdulla Al Mahroos: 5 years imprisonment. Vice President of Al Zahra orphanage
10. Abdulhadi Al Khawaja: Life imprisonment. Human rights activist
11. Salah Al Khawaja: 5 years imprisonment. Independent activist, Abdulhadi Al Khawaja's younger brother
12. Mohammed Jawad: 15 years imprisonment. Prominent independent activist
13. Mohammed Ali Radhi: 5 years imprisonment. Social activist
14. Al Hur Al Sumaikh: 2 years imprisonment. Member of Haq movement
15. Saeed Al Shehabi: Life imprisonment (in absentia). Head of Bahrain Freedom Movement
16. Aqeel Alsari: 15 years imprisonment (in absentia). Independent political activist
17. Abdul Raouf AlShayeb: 15 years imprisonment (in absentia). Head of Al Khalas movement
18. Abbas AlOmran: 15 years imprisonment (in absentia). Member of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
19. Ali Mushaimaa: 15 years imprisonment (in absentia). Member of Committee of Unemployed. Son of Hassan Mushaimaa
20. Abdulghani Khanjar: 15 years imprisonment (in absentia). Head of the anti-torture committee
21. Ali AbdulEmam: 15 years imprisonment(in absentia). Bahrain's "Godfather of Blogging"

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