Dissidents in Jaw Prison ’subjected to mass torture’ in nightmarish building No. 10

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  • Bahrain: Dissidents in Jaw Prison ’subjected to mass torture’ in nightmarish building No. 10
    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bahrain-dissidents-jaw-prison-subjected-mass-torture-nightmarish-building

    A recent riot at the infamous Bahrain’s Jaw Prison, south of capital Manama, where political and criminal prisoners are held, has led to a bloody crackdown with harrowing episodes of mass torture by riot police, according to a human rights group and testimony exclusively seen by IBTimes UK.

    Hundreds of prisoners were subjected to tear gas, shot from close range, beaten and rounded up and taken outdoors, where they were stripped to their underwear for a few hours and were left in the courtyard for three days until tents were put up. Then, they were crammed inside a tent for 30 days with no access to toilets or showers. Inmates were called one by one and taken to infamous building number 10, where further torture took place. 

    Reports of alleged torture and human rights violations come just days after Amnesty International issued a damning 79-page report accusing the Bahraini government of rampant abuse by security forces on dissidents - with documented episodes of torture and mistreatment of detainees, continued jailing of activists and bans on protests in the capital.

    “They used tear gas and gunshots. One guy was shot at a very close range. Everyone was beaten and asked to stand down”
    – Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei
    The outbreak of violence started on 10 March due to poor conditions and overcrowding in the prison. Prison Building 4 alone has a capacity of 456 but currently contains 1020 prisoners.