Mohammed Ali Ahmad Mushaima (inArabic محمد علي أحمد مشيمع) (c.1988 – 2 October 2012) was aShiaBahraini political activist. Mushaima had been convicted in March 2011 and subsequently sentenced to a seven-year sentence for taking part in anti-government demonstrations.[1] Mushaima was pronounced dead inManama, Bahrain, on 2 October 2012 as a result of complications fromsickle-cell anemia. 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.[citation needed] Other jailed protesters have also died from the disease, a hereditary condition common in Bahrain, while in custody, promptingHuman Rights Watch to call for an investigation.[2] After his funeral, clashes erupted in Manama as protesters took to the streets demanding an investigation into the circumstances of Mushaima's death.[1]