Al Singace Enters his 100th Day of Hunger Strike
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Bahraini human rights activist Abduljalil Abdulla al-Singace has entered his 100th day of an open hunger strike in Bahrain's prisons.
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Photo of the sit-in in front of the Bahraini embassy in London
Bahraini human rights activist Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace entered his 100th day on an open hunger strike, on Friday, to protest the ill-treatment he received in Bahraini Jaw prison, and to return the research he worked on for 4 years, which was confiscated by the Bahraini authorities.
Al-Singace was one of 13 activists who took part in anti-regime rallies in Bahrain ten years ago, and the government prosecuted them on a variety of "charges." Despite the fact that his book included no political content, it was confiscated. It was more about the linguistic variety of Arabic dialects inside Bahrain.
عاجل: معتقل الرأي الدكتور عبد الجليل السنگيس يكمل ١٠٠ يوم من اعلانه الدخول في الإضراب عن الطعام، وعلى النظام أن يفرج عنه فوراً ومن دون قيد او شرط#الحرية_للسنكيس #أطلقوا_سجناء_البحرين #الوفاق #البحرين #Bahrain pic.twitter.com/aRKiFu2BhX
— Alwefaq Society (@ALWEFAQ) October 15, 2021
Coincidingly, members of the Bahraini community in London staged a sit-in in front of the Bahraini embassy in London, demanding the release of the activist.
#حركة_حق 🎥1️⃣وقفة تضامنية أمام سفارة البحرين في لندن مع القيادي البارز في المعارضة البحرانية #الدكتور_عبد_الجليل_السنكيس بعد 99 يوم من اضرابه عن الطعام داخل سجون النظام في البحرين pic.twitter.com/MbtDs8jbam
— حركة حق (@HAQ_MOVEMENT) October 14, 2021
The demonstrators held the Manama authorities responsible for the detainment of Al-Singace and demanded the release of the remaining prisoners of conscience and politics in Bahrain as well.
The British government was not spared by the protesters, who they consider prioritizes commercial deals at the expense of human rights violations in Bahrain.
More than 78 MPs, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) demanded Al-Singace's release in a letter to the UK government.
الان - اعتصام ومؤتمر صحفي يعقد أمام سفارة البحرين في لندن تضامنا مع د. عبدالجليل السنكيس لاستمرار اضرابه عن الطعام في سجون البحرين بمشاركة اعضاء في العفو الدولية والقلم الانجليزية و عضو مجلس اللوردات عن حزب الديمقراطيين الأحرار اللورد سكريفن. pic.twitter.com/n8F8hPQxnk
— يوسف الجمري 🇧🇭 (@YusufAlJamri) October 14, 2021
As the activist Al-Singace entered his 100th day of striking, the Bahraini "Haq Movement" called on activists on Twitter to tweet using the hashtag" freedom_for_singace."
.#حركة_حق : تضامناً مع معتقل الرأي في سجون النظام البحريني #الدكتور_عبدالجليل_السنكيس لدخوله 100 يوم من الأضراب المفتوح عن الطعام .
— حركة حق (@HAQ_MOVEMENT) October 14, 2021
على وسم : #الحرية_للسنكيس
يوم الجمعة : 15 أكتوبر 2021م pic.twitter.com/IZ4ShZtyca
It is worth noting that 16 human rights and international organizations, including Amnesty International and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, have called on the Bahraini regime to release activist Abdul Jalil Al-Singace.
Demonstrations condemning normalization continue in Bahrain
Simultaneously, protests rejecting the normalization of ties with "Israel" and calling for the unconditional release of political detainees are still continuing in Bahrain.
Bahrainis demonstrated in the Sanabis area, raising slogans denouncing normalization, such as "No Zionist embassy in Islamic Bahrain," and "The people of Bahrain reject normalization."
السنابس | أهالي المنطقة يواصلون احتجاجاتهم السلمية رفضاً لخطوات التطبيع مع الكيان الصهيوني وللافراج عن المعتقلين السياسيين دون قيد أو شرط - 14 أكتوبر 2021#البحرين #أنقذوا_سجناء_البحرين #البحرين_ترفض_الصهاينة#اطلقوا_سجناء_البحرين #Bahrain pic.twitter.com/mDWjyiXA5M
— Alwefaq Society (@ALWEFAQ) October 14, 2021
This comes after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, visited Bahrain on September 30, at a time where prisoners are languishing in the country's jails in severe and deteriorating circumstances.
