Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of reports that political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace has had his phone calls punitively suspended by authorities in Bahrain and with reference to his ongoing hunger strike that began on 8 July 2021, what representations the Government plans to make to its Bahraini counterparts on (a) the reinstatement of Dr AlSingace’s phone calls, (b) his confiscated research to be given to his family and (c) his immediate and unconditional release.

We will continue to monitor and raise the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace with the Bahraini Government. We encourage those with concerns about his detention to raise them with the oversight bodies.