Abduljalil al-Singace

Abduljalil Abdulla al-Singace (Arabic: عبدالجليل عبدالله السنكيس, born January 15, 1962) is a Bahraini engineer, blogger, and human rights activist. He was arrested in 2009 and 2010 for his human rights activities and released later. In 2011, he was arrested, allegedly tortured and sexually abused, and sentenced to life imprisonment for pro-democracy activism during the Bahraini uprising.

Abduljalil al-Singace
عبدالجليل السنكيس
Al-Singace taking part in a protest in 2011 on his wheelchair
Born (1962-01-15) January 15, 1962
NationalityBahraini
OccupationHuman rights activist
Criminal chargeplotting to topple the government
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Criminal statusTo be retried
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