Mohamed Al Buflasa

Mohamed Al-Buflasa, a sunni poet, gave a speech calling for political activism at Pearl Square at the beginning of the Bahraini uprising. He was arrested by the military and sentenced to two months imprisonment by a military court, he was then re-arrested for the second time on unknown charges, and has been in detention ever since.

He is only allowed two minutes to call his family once every month and sometimes he is not allowed to call them at all. he has complained of ill-treatment and humiliation. He also complained about the prison conditions, lack of ventilation. Detainees there cannot even see the day light. Al-Buflasa suffers from depression and has requested to be seen by doctors; however, the prison administration has refused. He began a hunger strike in objection to his unfair detention and ill-treatment.