Mohammed Ali Ahmad Mushaima (in

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i political activist. Mushaima had been convicted in March 2011 and subsequently sentenced to a seven-year sentence for taking part in anti-government demonstrations.BBC News: Clashes in Bahrain after death of imprisoned protester
/ref> Mushaima was pronounced dead in

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, Bahrain, on 2 October 2012 as a result of complications from

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. He had been hospitalized 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. 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

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to call for an investigation.NBC News: Mourners clash with police during funeral in Bahrain
/ref> After his funeral, clashes erupted in Manama as protesters took to the streets demanding an investigation into the circumstances of Mushaima's death.

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