Hasan Mushaima

Hassan Mushaima
حسن مشيمع
Hassan Mushaima
Born1948
OpponentGovernment of Bahrain
Secretary-General of Haq Movement
Assumed office
November 11, 2005
DeputyIsa al-Jowder (d. 2011)
Personal details
Political partyHaq Movement (since 2005)
Other political
affiliations
Al Wefaq (until 2005)
Residence(s)Jidd Haffs, Bahrain
Criminal statusTo be retried (2012)[1]
Criminal chargeAttempting to overthrow
the Bahraini monarchy
PenaltyLife imprisonment

Hasan Mushaima (Arabic: حسن مشيمع) is an opposition leader in Bahrain and the secretary-general of the Haq Movement, an important opposition party in Bahrain. Before forming Haq, he was a founding member of Al Wefaq and a leading figure in the 1994 uprising in Bahrain. He has campaigned for more democratic rights in Bahrain and has been in prison in Bahrain since his arrest in 2011.

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