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Trial of Taiba Ismail Commences over "Insulting King" Charge, while Remaining in Custody
2016-08-24
The ninth minor criminal court commenced the trial of Taiba Ismail over charge of insulting the king and adjourned the case until August 30 for pleading.
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Bahrain Court Adjourns Religious Reciter Habib Al-Dirazi's Trial until August 30 over Protest Charges
2016-08-24
Bahraini court held first hearing of detained Shiite religious reciter Mullah Habib Al-Dirazi's trial on Monday (August 22, 2016).
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Kuwait Places MP Dashti on Wanted List through Interpol
2016-08-24
Kuwaiti Public Prosecution placed name of prominent human rights defender and Kuwaiti MP Abdulhameed Dashti on wanted list through Interpol.
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Authorities Prevent "Zulfiqar Brigades Case" Defendants' Families from Attending First Trial Hearing
2016-08-24
Bahraini security authorities prevented families of defendants in "Zulfiqar Brigades" case to attend first trial hearing today on Tuesday.
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Trial of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Imad Al-Shaala Adjourned until August 30 with his Continued Detention
2016-08-23
Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, Head of Religious Freedom Unit in the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO), said that a Bahraini court held its first hearing session on Monday (August 22, 2016) against the detained Shiite cleric Sheikh Imad Al-Shaala.
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Trial of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Ali Naji Adjourned until August 30
2016-08-23
A Bahraini court held the first hearing session of the detained Shiite Sheikh Ali Naji’s (Al-Himli) on Monday (August 22, 2016) and adjourned it until August 30 with his continued detention.
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Court Sentences Shiite Religious Reciter to 1 Year in Prison in 2nd Verdict Linked to Diraz Open Sit-in
2016-08-23
Bahraini court handed down one-year prison term to Shiite religious reciter Abdullah Subah, in a second verdict linked to participation Diraz open sit-in.
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Gun Shooter in Riffa Wedding Handed over his Weapon
2016-08-22
An official newspaper stated on Sunday (August 21, 2016) that the police could reach the man who shot fire in the Riffa wedding and appeared in the footage while shooting in the air from a machine gun.
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Trial of Sheikh Isa öAl-Moamen Adjourned until August 23
2016-08-22
A Bahraini court adjourned on Sunday (August 21, 2016) considering the case against Shiite clerics Isa Al-Moamen who was accused of inciting hatred against the regime.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-7 Year Prison Terms against 15 Defendants over “Burning Police Car” in Diraz
2016-08-21
Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld first degree verdict sentencing 15 appellants to prison terms between 3 and 7 years over burning police vehicle.
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Appeals Court Upheld 5-Year Prison Term against Defendant over Burning Parliamentary Election Candidate’s Tent
2016-08-21
The Bahraini High Court of Appeals upheld a first degree verdict issued against an appellant over burning a tent owned by a parliamentary election candidate.
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Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Term against 9 Suspects in Maqsha’ Blast Case
2016-08-20
Bahraini High Appeal Court upheld verdict issued against 9 appellants, sentencing them to 10 years in prison over explosion in Al-Maqsha’ area.
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Ghada Jamsheer Arrested at Bahrain Airport while Leaving the Country
2016-08-20
Reports said Bahraini authorities arrested human rights activist Ghada Jamsheer two days ago, while she was at Bahrain airport leaving the country.
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Shiite Cleric Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy’s Case Adjourned until August 29
2016-08-20
Bahrain court held first hearing of Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy’s trial, over charges of participating in open sit-in outside Ayatollah Qassim’s house.
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Court Renews Detention of Employee in Ministry of Interior over Embezzlement
2016-08-18
The high criminal court renewed the detention of a defendant working in the Ministry of Interior for 15 days pending investigation over embezzlement.
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Court Sets Aug. 25 as Date to Look into Sayed Al-Mashaal's “Assembly and Riot” charges
2016-08-18
A Bahraini court set (August 25, 2016) as a date to issue its verdict against Sayyed Majeed Al-Mashaal, the head of the largest Shiite institution, Ulama Islamic Council, after less than a month of his arrest.
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Bahraini Youth Spends Two Month in Pre-Detention Prison Over Tweeting
2016-08-18
A Bahraini court renewed the detention of Taiba Ismail for 15 more days over the charge of “insulting the king” through tweets. This means that she will spend two months in the pre-detention prison.
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Taiba Ismail’s Detention Renewed for 15 More Days Pending Investigation
2016-08-17
Public Prosecution decided to renew detention of Taiba Ismail for 15 additional days pending investigation, according to human rights activists.
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Bahraini Court Looks into New Charge “Inciting Hatred against Regime” Raised against Sayed Al-Mashaal
2016-08-17
Court looked into new case raised by Public Prosecution against head of dissolved Islamic Ulama Council Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal.
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US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Concerned by Assembly Charge against Sheikh Al-Salman & Dr. Al-Dirazi
2016-08-17
David Saperstein, Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, expressed concern by illegal gathering charge against Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi.