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Case of 8 Bahrainis Stripped of their Nationality Adjourned until April 5
2016-03-24
The Second High Criminal (Appeals) Court adjourned the case of eight Bahrainis whose citizenships were revoked until April 5th, 2016.
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Bahrain Fined 200 BD for "Insulting" Parliament on Instagram
2016-03-24
Bahrain's First Minor Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ibrahim Al-Jefn and Mohammad Makki as secretariat, fined a Bahraini youth 200 Bahraini dinars over charges of insulting the parliament on a social media website.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry: Zainab Al-Khawaja Serves 16-months Jail Term
2016-03-22
The Acting Director General of the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre said the sentences against her include a one-year jail term for insulting a public employee in 2013, a two-month sentence for deliberate sabotage in 2014 and another two months over another separate case.
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AP: Bahrain Releases Brother of Jailed Human Rights Advocate
2016-03-21
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahraini authorities have released Salah al-Khawaja, the brother of human rights advocate Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, after five years in jail in a case related to Bahrain's uprising in 2011.
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Bahraini Court Acquits Policeman Accused of Beating Prisoner
2016-03-19
Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, stated that the Second Minor Criminal Court acquitted a police officer of the charge of assaulting the bodily integrity of a prisoner on Thursday (March 17, 2016).
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Bahraini Youth Sentenced to One Year in Prison over Assembly
2016-03-19
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced a youth to one year in prison after convicting him over charges of setting trash cans ablaze in the Bahraini capital, Manama, joining assembly and having possession of Molotov cocktails.
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Court Sentences Suspect to 15 Years in Prison & Strips him of Nationality over Shooting in Sitra
2016-03-18
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 15 years in prison, over alleged charges of attempted murder, training on the use firearms as well as the possession of arms.
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15-Year Prison Term Handed Down to 2 Suspects Accused of Detonating Bomb in Saar
2016-03-18
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two suspects to 15 years in prison over charges of detonating a bomb in Saar and possession of explosives. The court also fined both defendants a joint amount of 2288 Bahraini dinars for the damages caused to the vehicles owned by the Ministry of Interior.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Three for Attacking Police
2016-03-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court jailed three people for 15 years each in two separate trials on Monday for attacking policemen, the prosecution said in a statement.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to Life Imprisonment over Arms & Ammunition Possession
2016-03-16
The Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that the Fourth High Criminal Court convicted three defendants over charges of having illegal possession of firearms and ammunition for terrorist purposes, sentencing them to life in prison.
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Bahraini Criminal Court Sentences 8 Suspects to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Tires & Bomb Replica
2016-03-14
The Bahraini High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (March 13, 2016) a verdict, sentencing eight defendants to 5 years in prison.
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Bahrain Public Prosecution Summons Saeed Al-Hamad
2016-03-14
The Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the media advisor to the Bahraini King, Nabeel Al-Hamer, said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned journalist Saeed Al-Hamad for interrogation over a complaint filed against him by Al-Wasat newspaper, over tweets he had posted.
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Bahrain Court Sentences in Absentia Owner of “Takrooz” Twitter Account to 5 Years in Prison
2016-03-12
Bahraini court sentenced in absentia Hussein Mahdi to five years in prison, also fining him 10.000 BD.
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Life-Imprisonment Handed Down to 3 Suspects & 15 Year-Term to Another over Assembly & Shooting in Bahrain’s Sanabis
2016-03-12
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court convicted four suspects over charges of attempted murder, starting fire, assembling, rioting [...], sentencing the first three suspects to life imprisonment and the 4th to 15 years in prison.
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Bahrain Appeals Court to Issue Verdict on April 4 in Adel Flaifel Embezzlement Case
2016-03-11
The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court set April 4, 2016 as a date for issuing the verdict against the former Interior Ministry colonel Adel Flaifel and his son over fraud and embezzlement of over 2 million BD.
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Policeman Convicted of Beating Prisoner Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison instead of 2 Years
2016-03-09
The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court commuted on Monday (March 7, 2016) the sentence issued against a policeman convicted of beating one of the prisoners from two years to three months.
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Bahraini Court Acquits 9 Policemen of Torture Charges
2016-03-09
Bahraini court upheld the verdict to acquit nine policemen of the charge of assaulting, beating and torturing 13 prisoners, as part as an ongoing “impunity policy” followed in the country
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Bahraini Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentence against Shiite Cleric for "Insulting King" & "Inciting Hatred"
2016-03-09
The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a first degree verdict sentencing a Shiite cleric, Sayyed Kamel Al-Hashemi, to three years in prison, over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and inciting hatred against a [religious] sect.
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Court Upholds One-Year Prison Term against Owner of "Bou Khamees" Twitter Account over Insulting Al-Arabiya Correspondent
2016-03-05
The Third Bahraini High Criminal (Appeals) Court upheld a verdict imprisoning the owner of "Bou Khamees" Twitter account for one year over charges of "insulting" the Al-Arabiya channel correspondent, Mohammed Al-Arab.
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Bahrain Court Sentences Two Suspects to Life-Imprisonment over Charges of Planting Bomb
2016-03-04
A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (March 3, 2016) to life-imprisonment two suspects, who the authorities accuse of planting a bomb. The Bahraini authorities often raise such accusations against the peaceful protestors who call for a democratic transition.