Bahrain: Twitter User Jailed for 66 Days for Tweeting  · Global Voices
Mona Kareem

This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
The Arab world has a reputation for arresting and torturing bloggers and netizens and Bahrain is no exception, particularly after its February 14 uprising. Just the way Bahraini medics used Twitter to tell the world about the torture and abuse they witnessed at the hands of security personnel in jail, a Twitter user who goes by the pseudonym Nezrad (@nezrad) has been tweeting his jail experience over the past few days to share his story with the rest of the world.
Social media logo in support of February 14 protests. Photo credit: People
According to Nazred, he was arrested because of his tweets and with his new updates, he wanted to tell his story [ar]:
He continues describing his ordeal:
He adds:
Nazrad continues detailing his plight in the following tweets:
Nazrad is then transferred to a prison cell, where he shares his arrest story with others. In return, he too witnesses and learns about the atrocities the other prisoners have been subjected to. Here is his story in his own words. All the tweets are in Arabic.
According to the findings of a royal commission appointed by the King of Bahrain Hamad Al Khalifa, the “authorities used torture and excessive force against detainees arrested in crackdowns” on protesters in Bahrain. The report also speaks of the torture of prisoners and systematic abuse.
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.