26th February 2014

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Second Bahrain detainee dies in custody - ministry
A 23-year-old Bahraini man who was detained in December and accused of smuggling weapons died from an illness in custody on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said, the second death of a person held on security-related charges this year. Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar was arrested in a raid that 23, died on Wednesday at a medical centre where he had been receiving treatment for the past week. the government said broke up a plot to bring in detonators and explosives by boat and use them to launch attacks in the island kingdom. Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has been rattled by bouts of unrest since February 2011 when members of its Shi'ite Muslim majority took to the streets, demanding democratic reforms from the Sunni Muslim ruling family. Read More

23-year-old detained by police in Bahrain dies

A 23-year-old Bahraini suffering from sickle-cell anemia who was detained by police as part of a security investigation has died a week after being taken to the hospital, authorities in the Gulf island kingdom said Wednesday. The country's main Shiite opposition group, al-Wefaq, hailed the man as a martyr

and blamed the government for his death because of what it alleged was improper care while in custody. The Ministry of Interior said the man, identied as Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar, had sickle-cell anemia and died at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday. He had been receiving treatment at Salmaniya Medical Complex after being admitted on Feb. 19. It is unclear how or if his disease contributed to his death. Read More Ministry also advises against becoming part of extremist, religious or other groups that are listed as terrorist organisations. Nor should one provide any nancial or moral support that can be considered a threat to the security and stability of Bahrain or the region, the statement said on Tuesday. The ministry said that it was following with great concern the development of the situation in Syria where some Bahraini citizens went to join the ghting there. Read More

Bahrain accused over detainee's death in hospital

Bahrain's main opposition group, Wefaq, has accused the authorities of responsibility for the death of a detainee in hospital. The interior ministry said Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar,

Its statement said he had sickle cell anaemia, but did not explain how this had contributed to his death. Wefaq said Mr Jaffar had died "due to torture and denial of medical care". Read More

Bahrainis warned against involvement in foreign conflicts

Bahrain has warned its citizens against getting involved in armed conicts abroad, saying that it was adopting a zero-tolerance policy towards those who do not abide by the law. The Interior Ministry advises Bahrainis not to participate in ghting outside Bahrain by becoming involved with regional or international conicts, the ministry said in a statement. The