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Revision as of 19:16, 3 October 2012 by Werldwayd (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Mohammed Ali Ahmad Mushaima (in Arabio محمد علي أحمد مشيمع) (born c.1988, died in Manama, Bahrain on 2 October 2012) was a Shia Bahraini political activist. Mohammed Mushaima had been convicted in March 2011 to a seven-year sentence for taking part in anti-government demonstrations and was pronounced dead on 2 October 2012 as a result of complications from sickle-cell anemia. He had been in hospital since August 2011 and his lawyers say they had asked the Bahraini courts to release Mushaima because of his bad health, but the courts had rejected the request. Suffering from bad health, he had been admitted to hospital on August 29, 2012 while serving his sentence. Opposition sources say he died due to "torture and medical negligence" by the authorities. Other jailed protesters have also died from the disease, a hereditary condition common in Bahrain, while in custody, prompting Human Rights Watch to call for an investigation.