Abduljalil al-Singace
Abduljalil al-Singace عبدالجليل السنكيس | |
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Al-Singace taking part in a protest in 2011 on his wheelchair | |
| Born | January 15, 1962 |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Criminal charge | plotting to topple the government |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | To be retried |
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. Al-Singace has continued to receive support from human rights organizations alongside Bahrainian leaders while imprisoned.