Leaflet Detainees
The 'Leaflet Detainees' are Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahlawi (dentist, age 35) and Husain AbdulAziz Al Hebshi (insurance sales executive, age 32). The two prisoners of conscience have been detained by Bahrain authorities since 16 November 2006, on charges of possessing internet-downloaded publications calling for the boycott of the last election, deemed by the government as "subversive literature". If convicted, they face a prison sentence of upto seven years. For details and background of this case, see BCHR Ref:07010801, Ref: 06120601, and Ref: 06111900, or browse through the Leaflet Detainees archive.
