Bahrain Crackdown: Ayatollah Qassim Is ’Facing Slow Death’, Activist Warns
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Religious Freedoms Activist at the Bahrain Observatory for Human Rights Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman said that the spiritual leader of Bahrain's Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim is "facing a slow death" due to being prevented from his right to treatment by the party he trusts.
Al-Salman revealed that Sheikh Qassim suffered from new diseases since the house arrest was imposed on him besides the continuous bleeding he suffers from.
In a press conference held in Beirut on Thursday, Al-Salman stressed that Sheikh Qassim's weight has dropped to under 40 kg.
"Sheikh Isa hasn't been able to see specialized doctors freely, due to the siege imposed on his village, Diraz, and the house arrest," he added.
Al-Salman went on to say that "Sheikh Isa can't sit properly and bleeds when relieving himself. There is something wrong behind this continuous bleeding."
Sheikh al-Salman called on the international community to pressure the government to put an end to Sheikh Isa Qassim's sufferings and urged the "United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to directly contribute to putting an end to the Bahraini authorities juggling with Sheikh Qassim's right to treatment and transportation."
He also called on the Bahraini government to "immediately lift the siege on Diraz village and lift the house arrest imposed on Sheikh Isa Qassim," noting that hindering his treatment reflects the government's intention to obstruct national reconciliation.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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