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Appeals Court to Issue Verdict in Taymour Karimi
2016-04-19
The Second High Criminal (Appeals) Court set May 23, 2016 as a date for issuing a verdict, concerning the expulsion of lawyer Taymour Karimi after his citizenship was revoked alongside 30 other Bahrainis.
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Appeals Court: Bahraini Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Burning Tires
2016-04-15
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld the verdict issued against an appellant, convicted along with other suspects over charges of burning tires that caused a fire, sentencing him to three years in prison. This comes as a court of first instance sentenced 5 suspects to 15 years in prison and two others under 18 years of age (including the appellant) to 3.
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Bahraini Appeals Court: Two Suspects Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison over Sitra Hoax Bomb
2016-04-15
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld the sentence issued against two appellants to imprison them for three years over charges of planting a hoax bomb in the Sitra area.
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Dr. Al-Samahiji Sentenced to One Year in Prison over Tweet
2016-04-08
A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (April 7, 2016) Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji to one year in prison over a tweet he send via his personal Twitter account.
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Ten-Year Prison Term Handed down to 14 Bahrainis over Charges of Assembling & Attacking Police in Sitra
2016-04-05
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 14 defendants to 10 years in prison after convicting them of assembling, attacking police in Sitra, and burning a vehicle.
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Appeals Court: 15-Year Prison Term Handed down to 11 Bahrainis
2016-04-05
A Bahraini Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first degree verdict, sentencing 11 defendants to 15 years in prison over charges of attempted murder of a number of policemen and burning two police vehicles.
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Ibrahim Karimi Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison & Fined 2,100 BD
2016-04-01
Bahrain's Fifth Minor Criminal Court sentenced the prisoners of conscience Ibrahim Karimi, also fining him 2,100 Bahraini dinars. Karimi was convicted over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain and a friendly state, although he denied the charges.
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Five Bahrainis Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison over Assembly in Sanabes
2016-03-30
The Bahraini High Appeals Court upheld a sentence of first instance, handing down a 5-year prison term to five defendants, over charges of assembling and starting fire in the Sanabes area.
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Court Hands Down Terms Ranging between 3 Years & Life Imprisonment to 10 Bahrainis over Al-Ekr Blast
2016-03-30
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 10 defendants of detonating a bomb in Al-Ekr area, manufacturing, acquiring and using explosives, manufacturing and acquiring arms and ammunition and resisting police arrest, sentencing two to 30 years in prison, two others to life imprisonment, four others to 15 years and another two to 3.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Jails 10 Over Police Attack
2016-03-30
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain on Tuesday sentenced 10 people to between three years and life in prison for attacking police during a protest in a Shiite village, the prosecution said.
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Sheikh Hassan Isa’s Case Adjourned until April 24
2016-03-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court decided to re-summon witnesses in the trial of the Al-Wefaq senior member Sheikh Hassan Isa, over the case of “funding a terrorist group,” in an adjourned hearing to be held on April 24, 2016.
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Appeals Court Upholds 2-Year Prison Sentence Handed down to Sheikh Abdul Zahraa Al-Mubasher over "Inciting Hatred against the Regime"
2016-03-30
The Third High Criminal Court upheld the verdict issued against a Shiite cleric, Sheikh Abdul Zahraa Al-Mubasher, sentencing him to two years in prison over charges of inciting hatred against the regime and insulting a figure (Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan) venerated by a certain sect.
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Appeals Court: 7 & 5-Year Prison Terms Handed down to 4 Defendants over Burning MP's cars
2016-03-30
A Bahraini supreme appeals court commuted the sentences issued against 2 appellants from 10 to 4 years in prison and 2 others from 10 to 5 years in prison over charges of setting fire to two vehicles, owned by MP Majeed Al-Asfoor.
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Five Bahrainis Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison over Burning Tires in Saar
2016-03-28
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced five defendants to 3 years in prison over charges of setting 6 tires ablaze in the village of Saar.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 24 Defendants to 3 Years in Prison over Assembly
2016-03-26
Bahrain's Third Minor Criminal Court handed down a 3-year prison term to 24 defendants, over charges of blocking and spilling oil on road during assembly.
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Five Bahrainis Sentenced 5-10 Years in Prison & Stripped of their Nationalities over Joining Feb 14 Coalition
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court revoked the citizenships of five defendants, sentencing the first and second to 15 years in prison and fining them 100,000 BD each over charges of joining a terrorist group, while sentencing the remaining suspects to 5 year imprisonment.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison over Setting Fire to Gas Station near F1 Track
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects to 15 years in prison over attempting to cause an explosion and a fire deliberately at a gas station near the Formula 1 racing track, and another to 3 years imprisonment, fining them a sum of 11767 BD for the damages.
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Six Suspects Sentenced 7-10 Years in Prison over Burning Tires
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced four suspects to 10 years in prison and two other to 7 years in prison, over charges of setting tires on fire in a roundabout near the Interior Ministry’s building. Another suspect was; however, acquitted of the charges raised against him.
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15 & 7-Year Prison Terms Handed down to 2 Suspects of Planting Bomb near Al-Budaiya Police Station
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a suspect to 15 years in prison and another to 7, over charges of planting and detonating a bomb under a minibus near the Al-Budaiya police station.
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Bahraini Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Harboring Suspects Wanted over Political Cases
2016-03-25
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini national to five years in prison after convicting him of harboring three wanted suspects, one of which sentenced to death, in a house in the Diraz area.