(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC has received confirmation that senior lecturer and writer Jasim Hussain Ali was released on 10 November 2000. Ali, a senior lecturer in Business Administration at Bahrain University, was arrested at his home in Hamad Town on 1 November. Prior to his arrest, intelligence services had reportedly interrogated him about his articles […]
(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC has received confirmation that senior lecturer and writer Jasim Hussain Ali was released on 10 November 2000.
Ali, a senior lecturer in Business Administration at Bahrain University, was arrested at his home in Hamad Town on 1 November. Prior to his arrest, intelligence services had reportedly interrogated him about his articles and confiscated his writings. Ali writes on socio-economic affairs in the Gulf states, and it is thought that his detention was related to articles he has written.
It is believed that international pressure contributed to Ali’s release.
