10/15/2026
🔴 Profile in Persecution: Hasan Ali Hasan Matar 🔴
◽️ Hasan Ali Hasan Matar was a 15-year-old minor and school student when he was arrested without a warrant on 13 November 2025 after summoning him to the Roundabout 17 Police Station.
◽️On 13 November 2025, Hasan left home in the afternoon to meet his friends, when he received a call from Roundabout 17 Police station without being informed of the reason for the summons.
◽️ Hasan was denied effective legal representation and access to a guardian during interrogation. Although the court appointed him a lawyer, they never communicated. And his family visits were also repeatedly restricted.
◽️During interrogation, officers subjected Hasan to beating and mistreatment, forcing him to confess.. Later, the coerced confession was used against him in court.
◽️Hasan suffers from serious injuries resulting from a 2022 traffic accident and underwent several surgeries. Despite repeated complaints of severe chest pain, the officers pepper-sprayed, beat, and denied him adequate medical treatment.
◽️ urges Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 15 year old Hasan. It also calls to investigate torture, enforced disappearance, restriction on family visits, and deprivation of education.
https://www.adhrb.org/2026/10/profile-in-persecution-hasan-ali-hasan-matar/