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Appeals: 3-Year Jail Verdict against 4 Suspects Accused of Al-Daih Blast
2017-05-10
The Supreme Court of Appeals rejected the appeals of a suspect and that of 4 other appellants and upheld sentencing them to 3 years in prison over a case linked to injuring an officer in Al-Daih Blast.
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Amnesty Describes Referral of Abbas to Military Court as “Serious Blow for Justice”
2017-05-10
Amnesty International described referring Sayed Fadhel Abbas to military courts as “serious blow for justice” in Bahrain, indicating that there are fears of him being subjected to torture.
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Case of Dr. Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Adjourned until May 24 for Pleading
2017-05-09
The Third High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the appeals of Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Ali Ahmad Basira until May 24 for pleading.
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Al-Wefaq Shura Member Nizar Al-Qarea'a Detained for 30 Days Pending Interrogation
2017-05-09
The Public Prosecution decided to detain Al-Wefaq Shura member, activist Nizar Al-Qarea'a, for 30 days pending interrogation.
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Defendant in "Al-Basta Group" Confirms Being Subjected to "Severe Torture"
2017-05-09
A Bahraini court decided to adjourn the case of an organization known as "Al-Basta Group", comprising 18 suspects, to May 25, 2017, in order to assign a lawyer to a suspect and to plead for the attendees.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against 9 Defendants Accused of Burning Cleaning Truck
2017-05-09
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a verdict sentencing 9 suspects to 10 years in prison with the execution of sentence, after the security authorities accused them of burning a truck affiliated to cleaning company in Bani Jamra.
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Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentences against 4 in Case Linked to Police Chase
2017-05-09
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld imprisonment verdicts against 4 defendants convicted with resisting policemen, possessing weapons and firing at the police during their arrest, in a chase at the Marina Club, toward the Maared street.
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Trial of Sayed Ahmad Al-Wadaei’s Mother-in-Law Commences
2017-05-08
A Bahraini court postponed on Sunday (May 7, 2017) the trial of a Bahraini woman, his son, nephew and others, to May 22. The suspects are accused of putting a hoax bomb in A’ali village.
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Appeals Court: Sentences Ranging between 3&10 Years in Prison against Suspects Accused of Diraz Blast
2017-05-08
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict issued against 2 appellants, sentencing one to 3 years in prison and another one to 10 years. Meanwhile, the court commuted the sentence of a defendant from 10 to 5 years in prison in a case that contains 32 suspects related to Diraz blast.
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Photos: Dozens of Protests in Bahrain on the Eve of Expected Verdict Issuance against Prominent Shiite Leader
2017-05-07
Dozens of protests took to the streets across Bahrain on the eve of the trial held for Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the country’s most prominent Shiite leader. It is expected that a local court issues a verdict against him tomorrow Sunday.
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Appeals Court: Life Term Sentence and 15-Year Jail Term Issued against 2 Defendants over Attempted Murder of Policemen
2017-05-06
The Supreme Court of Appeals presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and secretariat of Naji Abdullah commuted a life term sentence of an appellant to 15 years and upheld a whole life sentence against another.
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Court Issues 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant over Beating Policeman in Al-Dair
2017-05-05
Bahrain's Court sentenced a defendant (20 years) to 5 years over beating a first lieutenant.
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Appeals Court Sentences 3 Defendants to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Tires in Sehla
2017-05-05
The Sixth High Court of Appeals upheld a verdict issued against 3 appellants sentencing them to 5 years in prison over burning tires in Sheikh Salman Street.
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Court Hands down 10-Year Jail Term to Defendant, 5-Year Jail Term to 10 Others over Beating Youth in Diraz Claiming he is "Informant"
2017-05-04
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison and 10 others to 5 years (because they are under 18) over torturing a youth in Diraz.
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Court Hands down 10-Year Jail Term to Defendant, 5-Year Jail Term to 10 Others over Beating Youth in Diraz Claiming he is “Informant”
2017-05-04
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison and 10 others to 5 years (because they are under 18) over torturing a youth in Diraz.
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Court Commutes Sentences of 11 Defendants, Upholds Verdict against Others over Attempted Murder of Officer & Policeman
2017-04-29
Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict sentencing 5 suspects to 15 years in prison and commuted the sentence of others to 10 years in prison over attempting to kill an officer and policeman in Diraz.
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Court Acquits Defendant of Putting Explosive Body, Convicts him of Planting Hoax Bomb
2017-04-28
A Bahraini court sentenced a defendant to 5 years in prison over putting a hoax bomb in Isa Town and acquitted him of attempting to blast a real bomb and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 36 Shiites, Strips them of Citizenship
2017-04-26
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shiites convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said. Three of those sentenced received life terms, while the rest were jailed for between three and 10 years, the source said.
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3-Year Jail Term and 50.000 BD Fine to 2 Bahrainis in Emirates
2017-04-26
An Emirati court sentenced on Wednesday (April 26, 2017) two Bahrainis, Abbas Ahmad Marzooq, 37 years, and Ali Hassan Al-Hinni, 37 years, to 3 years in prison and 500.000 Dirham (about 50.000 BD) fine over publishing footage on social media outlets.
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Court Upholds 3-Month Jail Term against Citizen over Attacking Policeman in House Raid
2017-04-26
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 3-month jail term issued against a father who attacked a policeman in a house raid carried out to arrest his son.