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On 11 July 2020, a government watchdog in Bahrain claimed that the confessions of two pro-democracy campaigners were extracted by torture. Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa from Bahrain were leading figures in the pro-democracy protests of 2011. They were arrested in 2014 and accused of killing a police officer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/bahrain-found-evidence-of-torture-behind-confession-but-death-sentences-still-stand/2020/07/10/b6b04a66-c211-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html|title=Bahrain found evidence of torture behind confession. But death sentences still stand.|access-date=11 July 2020|newspaper= The Washington Post}}</ref> On 13 July 2020, the highest Court in Bahrain overruled the previous judgment and upheld the death sentences for both men. The judgment was criticized by Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, the director of advocacy at the [[Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy]], who stated: "Today's verdict is yet another dark stain in the struggle for human rights in Bahrain."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/bahrain-to-execute-two-activists-despite-concerns-over-torture|title=Bahrain to execute two activists despite concerns over torture| access-date=13 July 2020|website=The Guardian|date=13 July 2020}}</ref>
Around 500 prisoners, mainly prisoners of conscience, are on hunger strike in Bahrain's Jau prison since 7 August 2023, protesting against detention conditions and demanding improved facilities, medical care, and family visitation rights. Bahrain, with a high incarceration rate, has faced criticism for suppressing activists and opposition groups, and human rights defenders argue that the regime's reliance on international allies like the UK has enabled its grip on power.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Michaelson |first=Ruth |date=2023-08-19 |title=At least 500 Bahraini prisoners on hunger strike over conditions|language=en|work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/18/bahraini-prisoners-hunger-strike-conditions|access-date=2023-08-23}}</ref>
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