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HR Group: Detainee Ahmad Al-Ghasra Sentenced to over 180 Years in Prison Held in Solitary Confinement since 6 Months
2016-11-18
Bahraini German Organization for Human Rights and Democracy said Bahraini detainee Ahmad Al-Ghasra has been held in solitary confinement since over 6 months.
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Bahraini Appeal Court Upholds Verdict Acquitting 2 Policemen of Beating Detainees
2016-11-17
High Appeal Criminal Court upheld verdict, acquitting two Public Security servicemen of charges of assaulting bodily integrity of detainees.
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Prominent HR Activist Nabeel Rajab’s Case Adjourned until Dec. 15
2016-11-17
Nabeel Rajab objected to the assignment of an expert who works at the Bahraini Interior Ministry, since he is affiliated to the party that raised charges against him.
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Public Prosecution Summons Member of BCHR for Interrogation Tomorrow
2016-11-16
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution summoned on Wednesday (November 16, 2016) member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Hussein Radhi for interrogation tomorrow.
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Appeals Court Hands down 1-Year Jail Term to Tweeter over Insulting the King
2016-11-16
The second high appeals court commuted the sentence of the e-activist Hamid Al-Khatem, who is accused of inciting hatred against the regime and insulting the king, reducing his 2-year jail term to one year only.
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Court Hands down 3-Year Jail Term to Defendant over Hiding Fugitive
2016-11-16
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 3 years in prison over hiding a convict.
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Prosecution Releases Al-Salman and Al-Khamees after Questioning Them over 2 Separate Assembly Cases, Summons Al-Demistani
2016-11-15
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution released two human rights activists after questioning them over two separate assembly cases.
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Video: Washington Demands to Drop Charges against Ibrahim Sharif, Stresses “We Raised His Case with Bahraini Gov.”
2016-11-15
The United States urged the government of Bahrain to drop the charges against the prominent opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif, stressing that they are following the case closely and they have raised the case of Ibrahim Sharif and other human rights separately directly with the Bahrainis.
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Washington Demands to Drop Charges against Prominent Opposition Leader Ibrahim Sharif
2016-11-15
The United States urged the government of Bahrain to drop the charges against the prominent opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif, stressing that they are following the case closely.
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AFP: Bahrain Accuses Chief Opponent of 'Inciting Hatred'
2016-11-15
Bahraini authorities have accused a prominent opposition figure of "inciting hatred and contempt against the regime" in a statement to foreign media, a local newspaper reported Monday.
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Prosecution Charges Wife of Death Row Prisoner Mohammad Ramadan with “Assembly”
2016-11-14
Activist Zeinab Mohammad, wife of death row prisoner Mohammad Ramadan said that the Public Prosecution interrogated her and later ordered her release.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Accuses Ebrahim Sharif of “Inciting Hatred” against the Regime
2016-11-14
Public Prosecution raised charges of “inciting hatred and contempt against the regime” against prominent Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif on Sunday.
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Death Row Prisoner Mohammad Ramadan’s Wife Says She Was Summoned by CID
2016-11-14
Bahraini security authorities summoned the wife of a prisoner on death row to appear before the Public Prosecution.
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Appeals Court Hands down 3-Year Jail Term to Tweeter "Haji Ahmed" over Criticizing War on Yemen
2016-11-12
The High Appeals court amended the First Instance Court's verdict, sentencing the owner of "Haji Ahmed" twitter account to 3 years instead of 5. The authorities accuse Haji Ahmed of "insulting the forces taking part in the decisive storm and spreading false news and rumors that would endanger and intimidate people in war time".
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Detainee Akbar Ali Transferred to Psychiatric Hospital after Months of His Health Deterioration
2016-11-12
Social media activists said that the youth Akbar Ali from Bilad Al-Qadeem was transferred on Friday (November 11, 2016) to the psychiatric hospital after several months of his psychiatric sufferings due to his arrest.
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Public Prosecution Summons Activist Enas Oun for Interrogation Tomorrow
2016-11-12
The Public Prosecution summoned on Saturday (November 12, 2016) head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Enas Oun for interrogation tomorrow.
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Appeals Court Hands down 2-Year Jail Term to Defendant over Burning Tires in Sitra
2016-11-11
The High Appeals Court commuted the sentence of an appellant, reducing his prison term for 3 to 2 years over arson and assembly in Sitra.
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Suspect Loses Right to Appeal, Court Upholds 15-Year Jail Term against Him over "Attempted Murder" of Policeman
2016-11-09
The high appeals court presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and Naji Abdullah as secretariat refused the objection of a defendant in a case of attempting to murder a policeman.
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Public Prosecution Summons Number of Al-Wefaq Leaders and Activists
2016-11-09
Activists on social media said that the authorities summoned a number of Al-Wefaq leaders and activists for interrogation in the public prosecution without knowing the nature of cases to be investigated.
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Appeals Court Hands down 10-Year Jail Term to Defendant Accused of Assembly in Ras Rumman
2016-11-08
The sixth high appeals court issued its first verdict, accepting the appeal in form yet rejecting it in substance, thus making the prison sentence 10 years, after the cassation court overturned it.