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Bahrain: Public Prosecution Summons 6-Year old Child for Interrogation
2016-02-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Hussein Radhi, a Bahrain Center for Human Rights member, stated on Wednesday (February 17, 2016) that the Public Prosecution summoned a 6-year old child for interrogation.
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AP: Lawyer Said 4 US Journalists Charged in Bahrain Leaving Country
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Four U.S. journalists arrested in Bahrain while covering the anniversary of the island nation's 2011 uprising were charged, released and heading for the airport Tuesday to fly out of the country, a lawyer said.
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Bahraini Cleric Majeed Al-Mashal Released on Condition of Specified Residence
2016-02-16
Following interrogation, the Public Prosecution released on Monday (February 15, 2016) the prominent Shiite cleric and president of the dissolved religious scholars council, Sayed Majeed Al-Mashal, on the condition of staying at a specified place of residence.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Accuses Cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashal of “Insulting Country’s Constitutional System”
2016-02-16
The Bahraini Public Prosecution accused cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashal of participating in unlicensed protest in Al-Musallah area.
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AP: Lawyer Says Bahrain Prosecutors Questioning 4 US Journalists
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahraini prosecutors began questioning four detained American journalists on Tuesday following their arrest in the tiny island kingdom on the anniversary of its 2011 uprising, a lawyer said.
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Reuters: Four U.S. Journalists Detained in Bahrain - Journalists Group
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A U.S. journalist and three members of her camera crew were detained in Bahrain on Sunday, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday, urging Bahrain to release the four American citizens "rapidly and without harm."
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AP: 4 US Reporters Arrested in Bahrain on Uprising's Anniversary
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain has arrested four American journalists covering the anniversary of its 2011 uprising amid a long crackdown on dissent in the tiny Gulf nation, witnesses said Monday.
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AFP: Bahrain Arrests Four American Journalists During Protests
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini authorities have arrested four Americans during protests marking the fifth anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising in the kingdom, US and Bahraini authorities said, drawing condemnation from rights groups.
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Reuters: Four Americans Held in Bahrain as Island Marks Uprising Anniversary
2016-02-16
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahraini police have detained four U.S. citizens, including one who was masked and taking part in a riot, a senior police official said on Monday, and local media reported they were journalists covering a protest.
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Bahrain Refers 4 Arrested American Journalists to Public Prosecution
2016-02-16
The head of the general police directorate in Bahrain’s capital said that all the necessary legal measures have been taken against the four arrested US journalists, and the case has been referred to the Public Prosecution.
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10-Year Prison Term Handed down to 4 Suspects over Assembly in Tashan
2016-02-12
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced four Bahrainis, between the ages of 20 and 25 years, to 10 years in prison over charges of assembly and assault against Al-Khamis Police Station.
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5-Year Prison Term Handed down to Suspect over Burning Tires in Al-Khamis Village
2016-02-12
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court handed down a 5-year prison term to a suspect (24 years old) accused of burning tires and taking part in an assembly in the Al-Khamis village.
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Appeals Court Upholds 9-Month Jail Term against Zainab Al-Khawaja over Entering Jaw Prison without Permission
2016-02-04
Bahrain's Second High Criminal Appeals Court upheld, in absentia, a verdict sentencing human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja to 9 months in prison over insulting police officers and entering the reform and rehabilitation center without permission.
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SIU: Two Policemen Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Beating Detainee
2016-02-04
Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Bahraini Public Prosecution's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Ibrahim Al-Kuwari stated that the Fifth Minor Criminal Court issued a verdict on Sunday (January 31, 2016), sentencing two policemen to six months in prison over charges of assaulting a detainee.
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Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji Referred to Court for Insulting Saudi Arabia
2016-01-30
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution announced that Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji was referred to court over charges of insulting Saudi Arabia and calling for demonstrations.
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Public Prosecution: 8 of “Al-Basta Group” Suspects Confessed to Charges against them
2016-01-12
Bahrain Mirror: Attorney-general Ahmad Al-Hammadi stated that Bahrain’s Terrorist Crime Prosecution commenced interrogation procedures questioning 10 of the “Al-Basta Group” suspects, 8 out of whom confessed to committing the crimes raised against them.
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Fadhel Abbas’s Appeal Adjourned until March 3rd 2016
2016-01-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals decided to adjourn the case of the Secretary-General of the National Democratic Unity Gathering Society, Fadhel Abbas, who is sentenced to 5 years in prison over a statement issued by the society condemning the war on Yemen.
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Terrorist Crimes Prosecution: Life Imprisonment Handed down to 3 Suspects over Al-Dair Bombing
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Chief of Bahrain’s Terrorist Crime Prosecution the attorney-general Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects to life imprisonment over attempted murder of policemen...
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Bahraini Prosecution Releases Al-Musawi, Al-Salman, Kadhem & Shakhouri after Interrogation
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution released on Wednesday (January 6, 2016) the Secretary-General of Wa'ad Society Radhi Al-Musawi, head of Al-Wefaq's Shura Sayed Jameel Kadhem, the Chairman of the Religious Freedom Committee of Bahrain Observatory Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and activist Mohammad Al-Shakhouri.
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Three-Year Prison Term Handed Down to Adel Flaifel over another Embezzlement Case
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First Minor Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday the former colonel in the Ministry of Interior Adel Flaifel and others to 3 years in prison over fraud and embezzling more two million BD in a contract with two investors, whom he tricked by selling them a piece of land not owned by him.