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The Guardian: HR Groups Urge 50 States to Call on Bahrain to Release Nabeel Rajab
2016-09-16
The Guardian Newspaper stated that “Human rights groups have written to 50 states urging them to call on the Bahraini authorities to release Nabeel Rajab, who is facing up to 15 years’ in jail for comments he made on Twitter.”
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Appeals Court: Al-Wefaq’s Case Adjourned until September 22
2016-09-06
The Appeal Civil Court adjourned in its first hearing on Tuesday (September 6, 2016) the case of dissolving Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society until September 22.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 1-Year Jail Term against Woman over Insulting Judiciary on Twitter
2016-09-05
The second major court headed by Judge Badr Al-Abdullah upheld a 1-year imprisonment sentence against a Bahraini woman, for insulting the judiciary in public.
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Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Suspect over Crashing Police Patrol Vehicle in Diraz
2016-09-03
Bahraini Appeal Court upheld a first degree verdict sentencing an appellant (23 years) to 5-year prison term over attacking a policeman and crashing police patrol vehicle, fining him 250 BD for the Ministry of Interior.
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Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Defendants over Assembling and Attacking Policeman
2016-09-03
Bahraini Appeal Court upheld a 5-year jail term verdict against 9 appellants over stabbing an Asian and assaulting a policeman.
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Court Hands down 3&9-Year Jail term to 7 Defendants over Burning Tires in Buri
2016-09-03
The High Criminal Court sentenced 6 defendants to 7 years in prison and another one to 3 years, fining him 500 BD. It also sentenced a defendant to a total of 9 years, abated the case against a "deceased" and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against 4 Defendants over Burning Tires in A’ali
2016-09-02
Bahraini Appeal Court upheld verdict, sentencing in absentia two appellants to 10 years in prison
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BCHR Report about Internet Freedom: 842 Months in Prison to 40 Internet Users
2016-09-02
Bahrain Center for Human Rights said that the Bahraini judiciary sentenced at least 40 Internet users to more than 842 months in prison. Meanwhile, at least 17 Internet users remain in prison, including BCHR's President Nabeel Rajab.
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Court Sentences Tweeter to Two-Year Jail Term over Insulting King on Twitter
2016-09-01
A Bahraini court sentenced a tweeter to two years in prison with the execution of the sentence and accused him of insulting the king and inciting hatred against the regime.
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Director Yasser Nasser Sentenced to One Year in Prison over Diraz Protest
2016-09-01
Bahraini court sentenced director Yasser Nasser to one year in prison over participation in Diraz open sit-in protest.
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Bahrain Punishes Tweeter with One-Year Imprisonment and 1,000 BD Fine
2016-09-01
Bahraini court sentenced Taiba Ismail to one year in prison, also fining her 1,000 Bahraini dinars, over a number of tweets.
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Bahraini Courts Issue Prison Sentences against Shiite Clerics
2016-09-01
Bahraini courts issued prison sentences against Shiite clerics over their participation in open sit-in protest held outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz.
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Two-Year Prison Term Handed down to Head of Highest Shiite Religious Institution in Bahrain
2016-09-01
Bahraini court sentenced Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal to two years in prison over charges of leading the Diraz open sit-in protest.
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Court Sentences Preacher to One-Year in Prison in 3rd Case linked to Participation in Diraz Protest
2016-08-31
A Bahraini court sentenced on Tuesday (August 30, 2016) a Shiite cleric to one year in prison over participation in Diraz...
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15-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over A'ali Bomb Case
2016-08-31
The Bahraini High Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Ibrahim Al-Zayed with the memberships of judges Diaa Huraidi and Wajih Al-Shaer and Yousef Abu Hardan as secretariat, sentenced two suspects to 15 years in prison over bombing and destroying police car in A'ali.
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3&5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 11 Defendants over Burning Tires in Al-Markh
2016-08-29
The High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 5 suspects and 3-year jail...
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Bahrain Court Delays Trial of Sheikh Al-Moamen to Summon Investigations Officer
2016-08-29
Bahraini court decided to postpone the Trial of Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen until September 28, 2016, after verdict was scheduled to be issued today.
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Court of Appeals Commutes Sentences of 17 Defendants Over Assembling in Sitra
2016-08-27
The Bahraini court of appeals commuted the sentence of 17 appellants from 3 to 2 years in prison...
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Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant in Diraz Blast Case
2016-08-27
The Bahraini High Court of Appeals upheld a first degree verdict sentencing an appellant to 5-year prison term over Diraz blast.
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Court Renews Detention of 3 Tweeters over Calling for Illegal Assembly & Insulting King
2016-08-27
The high criminal court renewed the detention of 3 tweeters for 15 days pending investigation over insulting the king