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Life Imprisonment Handed Down to Suspect over Attempted Murder of 2 Policemen
2015-12-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a young man to life in prison after the Public Prosecution accused him of attempting to murder two policemen in a bombing.
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Trial of Bahrain ISIS Cell which Plotted to Blow Up A'ali Mosque Adjourned
2015-12-24
Bahrain Mirror: The first hearing of the Bahrain ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria) cell case trial revealed that the main suspect in the cell is the ISIS theorist and preacher, Turki Al-Binali. The hearing further unveiled that the cell was plotting to target Shia citizens, who represent the country's majority, by a bomb blast at the Grand A'ali Mosque.
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2 Suspects Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Parliament Candidate Tent
2015-12-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects to 5 years in prison over setting fire to a parliamentary candidate tent.
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Five Protesters Sentenced to Life in Prison over Manufacturing Explosives
2015-12-23
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Monday (December 21, 2015) 5 protesters to life imprisonment after the Bahraini Interior Ministry accused them of manufacturing, possessing and using explosives, as well as attempting to detonate a bombing.
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Milad's Appeal Adjourned until Jan. 31 with Continuous Detention
2015-12-23
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Court of Appeals postponed the trial of opposition figure and member of Al-Wefaq's General Secretariat Majeed Milad until January 31, 2016 with continuous detention.
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26 Accused of Burning Police Patrol in Diraz Sentenced to 3-10 Years in Prison
2015-12-22
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 26 defendants to prison terms between 3 and 10 years, also fining them 2,660 Bahraini dinars each, over charges of participating in assembly, burning patrol vehicle and assaulting police in Al-Diraz.
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Authorities Jail Bahraini for 10 Years over Charges of Assault on Police in Sitra
2015-12-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ali Al-Dhahrani, sentenced a Bahraini to 10 years in prison over charges of firearm possession and holding assembly in Sitra.
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British Court Jails Abdulraouf Al-Shayeb for 5 Years over Charges He Denied
2015-12-19
Bahrain Mirror: British Court issued a final verdict on Thursday (December 17, 2015) without appeal, sentencing Bahraini opposition activist Abdulraof Al-Shayeb to 5 years in prison over charges of “possession of memory containing material that can be used for terrorist purposes.”
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Bahraini Activist “Perweez” & Kuwaiti MP Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
2015-12-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Secretary-General of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, Hussein Jawad Perweez, said that a Bahraini court sentenced him and Kuwaiti MP Abdulhameed Dashti to two years in Prison.
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Bahrain Arrests Layla Abdulnabi Raising Number of Female Detainees to 6
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini authorities arrested on Tuesday (December 15, 2015) Layla Abdulnabi, after the court of appeals sentenced her to 6 months in prison over Jaw Prison events that took place on March 10, 2015.
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Detainee Ahmad Al-Arab Sentenced to Additional Year in Prison for Clapping
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Sunday (December 13, 2015) detainee Ahmad Al-Arab to three years in prison over charges of joining a protest, before judge Ali Al-Dhahrani punished him with an additional year in prison for clapping.
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11 Including Bahraini National Accused of Forming ISIS Cell in UAE
2015-12-15
Bahrain Mirror: A local Emirati newspaper reported that members of cell linked to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) stood before a high court in the United Arab Emirates. The cell comprised of 8 emiratis, a Bahraini, Syrian and Mauritanian national.
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Amnesty Int’l Urges Bahrain to Quash Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Convictions
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International urged the Bahraini authorities to quash human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja’s prison sentences, after the appeals court dropped her right to appeal.
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SIU Studies Possibility to Appeal Against Acquittal of 5 Policemen over Torture Case
2015-12-11
Bahrain Mirror:Member of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza', said that the unit is currently studying the grounds of that verdict and if there is a possibility of appealing against it.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Policeman to 2 Years in Prison over Assault on Detainee
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza’, stated that the Ninth Minor Criminal Court sentenced a policeman to two years in prison over charges of violating the bodily integrity of another person.
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Bahraini Court Acquits 5 Policemen of Torture Charges
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted on Monday (December 7, 2015) five policemen of charges of torturing detainees to extract false confessions.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison & Another to 3 over Assembly in Al-Naim
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects over charges of joining assembly and starting fire in Al-Naim area to 5 years in prison while sentencing another to 3 years and acquitting another suspect of the charges due to lack of evidence.
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Trial of Suspect Accused of Insulting via Twitter Bahraini Forces over Yemen War Begins
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court looked into a case of a suspect accused of intentionally spreading rumors during wartime and inciting hatred against a sect.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Loses Right to “Appeal”..Court Upholds 1 Year & 4-Month Prison Term
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Second High Criminal Court adjudicated that the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja has lost her right to appeal, since she did not attend the trial hearings.
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Four Suspects Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison over Sitra Hoax Bomb
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced 4 suspects to 3 years in prison over planting a hoax bomb in Bahrain’s island of Sitra.