Mohamed Jawad Hameed is a Bahraini musician, singer and human-rights and environmental activist. As a resident of Ma’ameer, a village in the Kingdom of Bahrain that is surrounded by over 130 polluting factories, industrial workshops, petroleum and petrochemical plants, Jawad became aware of environmental damage at an early age. Throughout his career, he has been engaged in drawing attention to environmental and human rights abuses in his country and region. He has been persecuted for his activism, but this has not deterred Jawad who is resolute in his demands for clean air and a healthy environment, and an end to discrimination in Bahrain.

On 07 April 2026, the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science summoned prominent environmental activist and artist Mohammed Jawad Hameed. Contact with him has been lost since then, raising concerns that he may be subjected to ill-treatment or torture while being held incommunicado. His arrest is part of a systematic campaign of arrests carried out by the authorities in Bahrain, which has included the detention of dozens of citizens, including religious figures and internet activists. Reliable local sources indicate that the number of detainees has exceeded 200, all of whom are facing ill-treatment and arbitrary detention without being allowed to contact their families or lawyers. Authorities are reportedly preparing to take many of them to court on terrorism charges, where they are unlikely to receive a fair trial.