巴林｜反對運動者被監禁

聲援對象：14位反對運動者
聲援期間：2012年5月～6月

巴林的14位反對運動者被軍事法庭判刑入獄。他們是在2011年2月到3月的反政府示威後被捕。其中大部分是在夜間被情治人員闖進家中帶往秘密地點關押，與外界隔離長達數週。

這14位被告中，大部分都表示曾在被捕後幾天遭到國家安全部偵訊人員的刑求。他們被指控的罪名大多不明確，而且並不構成國際法上的刑事犯罪。14人都在2011年6月22日被判刑，審判的過程並不公正。

其中七位民運人士被判無期徒刑。這七人是：Hassan Mshaima’、‘Abdelwahab Hussain、‘Abdulhadi al-Khawaja、Dr ‘Abdel-Jalil al-Singace、Mohammad Habib al-Miqdad、Abdel-Jalil al-Miqdad和Sa’eed Mirza al-Nuri。四個人被判15年徒刑：Mohammad Hassan Jawwad、Mohammad ‘Ali Ridha Isma’il、Abdullah al-Mahroos和‘Abdul-Hadi ‘Abdullah Hassan al-Mukhodher。兩個人被判5年：Ebrahim Sharif和Salah ‘Abdullah Hubail al-Khawaja。另一人Al-Hur Yousef al-Somaikh被判刑2年。他們的判決已於2011年9月28日得到高等軍事法院維持定讞。

請寫信關切這14位反對運動人士，因為他們受到軍事法庭不公正且帶有政治動機的審判。呼籲將這些民運人士的案件移交普通法院，予以公正的重審；呼籲立即無條件釋放僅因和平行使言論、集會與結社自由而被捕的良心犯。信件請寄：

Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa
Office of His Majesty the King
P.O. Box 555
Rifa’a Palace
Manama
Bahrain

傳真：+973 1766 4587
稱謂：國王陛下（Your Majesty）

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Worldwide Appeal, 2012 May/June

Bahrain：14 opposition activists
Opposition activists behind bars

Fourteen opposition activists in Bahrain have been given prison sentences by a military court. Their arrests followed anti-government protests in February and March 2011. Most were arrested in the night by security officers who raided their homes and took them to an undisclosed location, where they were held incommunicado for weeks.

Many of the 14 defendants say they were tortured during the early days of their detention, during interrogation by officers from the National Security Agency. Many of the charges against them were vague and may not amount to a recognizably criminal offence under international law. The 14 defendants were subjected to unfair trials and sentenced on 22 June 2011.

Seven of the activists were sentenced to life in prison. They are Hassan Mshaima’, ‘Abdelwahab Hussain, ‘Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, Dr ‘Abdel-Jalil al-Singace, Mohammad Habib al-Miqdad, Abdel-Jalil al-Miqdad and Sa’eed Mirza al-Nuri. Four people, Mohammad Hassan Jawwad, Mohammad ‘Ali Ridha Isma’il, Abdullah al-Mahroos and ‘Abdul-Hadi ‘Abdullah Hassan al-Mukhodher were sentenced to 15 years in prison. Two people, Ebrahim Sharif and Salah ‘Abdullah Hubail al-Khawaja, were given five-year prison terms while Al-Hur Yousef al-Somaikh received a prison sentence of two years. A military appeals court upheld their sentences on 28 September 2011.

Please write, expressing concern that the 14 opposition activists had an unfair and politically motivated trial before a military court. Call for a fair retrial of the activists before a civilian court, and for the immediate and unconditional release of those held as prisoners of conscience solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. Send appeals to:

Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa
Office of His Majesty the King
P.O. Box 555
Rifa’a Palace
Manama
Bahrain

Fax: +973 1766 4587
Salutation: Your Majesty