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Court Forces Interior Ministry to Release Criminal Record of Law Graduate
2016-10-17
Lawyer Mohammad al-Jeshi said that the Supreme Administrative Court ruled the cancellation of the negative decision by the defendant (Interior Ministry), stating that it would not hand over the criminal record of the plaintiff to the Justice Ministry.
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Court of Cassation overturns Death Penalty & Life-Imprisonment Sentence against Suspects Accused of Killing Emirati Officer in Al-Daih
2016-10-17
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation overturned on Monday (October 17, 2016) a death penalty verdict against 3 defendants, life-imprisonment to 7 others and revoking nationality of 8 of them over killing Emirate officer and 2 other policemen in Al-Daih.
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Bahraini Authorities Interrogate 5 Shiite Clerics, Arrest 2 to Present them to Prosecution
2016-10-17
The Bahraini security authorities interrogated 5 Shiite clerics, released 3 of them after more than 10 hours of interrogation on Sunday (October 16, 2016) and detained two of them to present them to the Public Prosecution
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Court of Cassation Overturns Sheikh Ali Salman's Verdict, Returns Case to Appeals Court
2016-10-17
Bahrain's Court of Cassation overturned a nine-year jail term against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Overturns Jail Term of Opposition Chief
2016-10-17
A top court in Bahrain on Monday overturned a nine-year jail term against Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, convicted of inciting hatred and calling for forceful regime change.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Bahraini Child to 6-Month Imprisonment
2016-10-17
A Bahraini court upheld the decision to sentence a Bahraini child to 6 months in prison, after the Public Prosecution charged him with illegal assembly.
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High Criminal Court Acquits Adel Flayfel of Indictment in Trust Betrayal Case
2016-10-17
The Second High Criminal Court acquitted former colonel in the National Security Apparatus, Adel Flayfel after a first tier court previously indicted Flayfel, and sentenced him to 3 years in prison, in a “betrayal of trust” case.
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5&1-Year Jail Term Handed down to 5 Defendants over Burning Tires in Tubli
2016-10-15
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 3 suspects and one-year jail term to 2 suspects.
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Court Acquits 3 Defendants of Charge of Manufacturing and Planting Bomb in Budia
2016-10-14
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court acquitted 3 suspects of charge of planting a bomb in Budai, because the court was not satisfied with the evidence presented against the 3 defendants.
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Lawsuit in Egypt to Stop Bahraini King from Owning Lands in Sinai
2016-10-13
An Egyptian newspaper reported that an attorney has filed a lawsuit to the administrative court demanding the annulment of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s decision which grants Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa the same rights as Egyptians regarding ownership of lands and villas in South Sinai Governorate, for residential use.
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Appeal Court Schedules November 7 Ruling Date Against Opposition Leader Ibrahim Sharif
2016-10-13
The Bahraini Appeal Court decided the postpone the case ruling of prominent opposition leader, and former Secretary General of Wa’ad, Ibrahim Sharif until next November 7.
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Appeals Court Upheld 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant over Manufacturing Hoax Bomb through 2 “Pringles” Cans
2016-10-11
Bahraini high Appeal Court upheld a verdict sentencing a Bahraini to 5-year prison term over burning manufacturing hoax bomb through 2 “Pringles” cans.
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Appeals Court Upheld 10-Year Jail Term against 3 Defendants over Burning Electrical Box in Hamad Town
2016-10-11
Bahraini high Appeal Court upheld a first degree verdict sentencing 3 appellants to 10-year prison term over burning lightening boxes owned by the Electricity and Water Authority.
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Public Prosecution Detains Journalist Faisal Hayyat for 7 Days Pending Investigation
2016-10-10
The Public Prosecution decided on Monday (October 10, 2016) to detain journalist Faisal Hayyat for 7 days pending investigation.
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Kuwait Court Restores Citizenship of Pro-Opposition TV Owner
2016-10-10
Kuwait's lower court Sunday ordered the government to restore the citizenship of a pro-opposition television station owner and his four children who were stripped of their status in 2014.
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The New Arab: Prominent Activist Nabeel Rajab Waits in "Legal Limbo"
2016-10-08
The New Arab website reported that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab must wait in legal limbo three more weeks for the verdict of his trial.
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AFP: Bahrain Postpones Prominent Rights Activist's Verdict
2016-10-08
A Bahraini court Thursday postponed until October 31 its verdict in the trial of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, charged with spreading false information and posting online insults, a judicial source said.
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Bahraini Courts Issue Imprisonment Sentences Against 3 Prominent Shiite Clerics
2016-10-07
Bahraini regime courts issued Thursday two-year imprisonment verdicts Shiite clerics, Mohammad Jawad Al-Shihabi and Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki. Another court sentenced Sayyed Majeed Al-Mashaal, to a year imprisonment in a new case.
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Court Adjourns Rajab’s Verdict until October 31
2016-10-06
The High Criminal Court adjourned the verdict in the case of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, until October 31, 2016, in order to provide the defense with a copy of the medical reports in the case file.
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PEN to Protest outside FCO Thursday in Solidarity with Nabeel Rajab, Coinciding with his Trial Hearing
2016-10-06
The “ENGLISH PEN” association called on supporters to join in its protest organized outside the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to express solidarity with human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, and urge the British government to defend him.