13 Facts About Karim Fakhrawi

Karim Fakhrawi died while in custody due to severe torture, according to the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry.

Karim Fakhrawi was the second professional media worker to be killed during the Bahraini uprising, and one of three journalists killed in total.

Karim Fakhrawi was a member of the opposition group Al-Wefaq.

Karim Fakhrawi was a Shi'ite Muslim of Persian origin who lived in Manama.

Karim Fakhrawi was a businessman and founder of Bahrain's first educational bookstore.

Karim Fakhrawi owned the construction company that built the Iraqi Embassy in Bahrain.

Karim Fakhrawi was one of the main founders of popular independent newspaper, Al-Wasat.

Karim Fakhrawi was a member of Al-Wefaq, the largest opposition political party in Bahrain.

Karim Fakhrawi was taken into custody 5 April 2011 when he was going to complain that police were threatening to demolish his home.

Karim Fakhrawi was accused of "deliberate news fabrication and falsification" by the Bahraini authorities, and the government said it would file charges against three employees as well as deporting two others.

Karim Fakhrawi was in police custody for one week before his death, and was one of many who died while in the custody of the local police.

Bahraini police told the media that Karim Fakhrawi died of kidney failure, but photos later leaked revealing bruises indicating torture and police brutality.

Karim Fakhrawi was the second journalist and the fourth person to die in government custody.