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33: 251:(BICI) stated, "The death of Abdulkarim Ali Ahmed Fakhrawi occurred at the BDF Hospital after he had been transferred from the custody of the NSA. The NSA conducted an investigation into the physical abuse of Mr Fakhrawi but not into his death. The NSA investigation resulted in the prosecution of two individuals for physical abuse. The Commission considers that the NSA failed to conduct an effective investigation into Mr Fakhrawi's death, which would satisfy the relevant obligations under international law." It goes on to say "The Commission concludes that the death of Mr Fakhrawi is attributed to torture while in the custody of the NSA." 228: 235:
Fakhrawi was taken into custody 5 April 2011 when he was going to complain that police were threatening to demolish his home. He was accused of "deliberate news fabrication and falsification" by the Bahraini authorities, and the government said it would file charges against three employees as well as
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in 2002, the only independent newspaper in Bahrain, which was in the process of being banned by the Bahraini government for "trying to harm Bahrain's stability and security and disseminating false information that undermined the country's international image and reputation". He was also a member of
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against the minority Sunni government. Since 15 February 2011, more than 80 anti-government protesters there had died, including four protesters that were in police custody at the time of their deaths. The anti-government political party, Al-Wefaq, has listed 453 protesters as apprehended, but a
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deporting two others. Fakhrawi was in police custody for one week before his death, and was one of many who died while in the custody of the local police. Bahraini police told the media that Karim died of
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was the first to die in the uprising. Fakhrawi was the second journalist and the fourth person to die in government custody. In response to the two journalists who died,
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The first protesters also included a fair proportion of Sunnis, who were fed up with the way the country has been run.
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Fakhrawi was a businessman and founder of Bahrain's first educational bookstore. The bookstore had expanded into a
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spokesperson for the group thinks the number is up towards 600 people arrested by the government.
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The uprising has largely centered around the Manama area where Fakhrawi lived, worked, and died.
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In February 2011, the people of Bahrain started to protest in a wave known as the
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Evidence of Fakhrawi's torture was posted to the internet after his death
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regional award for electronic media, and it is the 15th strongest
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Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
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Manama
Al-Wasat
Al-Wasat
custody
torture
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
Bahraini uprising
Al-Wasat
Al-Wefaq
Shi'ite Muslim of Persian origin (Ajam)
Manama
publishing house
University of Bahrain
UNICEF
MENA
Forbes
Al-Wefaq

kidney failure
police brutality
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
Arab Spring
Shi'ite Muslims
Sunni Muslims
Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri
Irina Bokova
UNESCO
Ahmed Ismail Hassan

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