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Court Upholds Life Term Sentences Issued against Appellants over Ma’ameer Blast Case
2017-02-16
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld first-instance verdict sentencing 5 appellants to life prison terms over Ma’ameer blast case.
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Appeals Court: Life Sentences Issued against 3 Suspects and 15-Year Jail Term against Another over Killing Policeman in Sitra
2017-02-15
Bahrain's High Appeals Court upheld life sentences issued against 3 appellants and commuted a life-term sentence issued against another to 15 years in prison, over killing policeman Yasser Khan in the case of blasting a bomb near Wadiyan cemetery that injured 2 other policemen.
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Appeals Court Upholds Stripping Nationalities of 5 Appellants over Importing Arms through Sea
2017-02-13
The High Appeals Court presided by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and Naji Abdullah as secretariat upheld stripping 5 appellants of their citizenships and a first-instance verdict issued against them. Meanwhile, it commuted a life-sentence against an appellant to 15 years only.
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3-Year Jail Term Issued against Suspects Accused of Assembling in Samaheej
2017-02-13
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced suspects to 3 years in prison over taking part in an assembly and setting fire in Samaheej. Meanwhile, the court rejected the objection of one of the suspects.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Suspects over Acquiring Molotov and Explosives in Sitra
2017-02-12
The High Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against appellants over acquiring Molotov and explosives.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Jail against 2 Defendants over Carrying out Blast in Saar
2017-02-11
The high appeals court upheld a verdict issued by the fourth criminal court sentencing two appellants to 15 years in prison after being convicted of carrying out a blast in Saar and acquiring explosive for terrorist aims.
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Court Hands down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month Jail Term, Sets 100 BD Bail to Stop Execution of Sentence
2017-02-10
The third minor criminal court presided over by judge Jaber Al-Jazzar and Hussein Yousif as a secretariat handed down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month jail term over assembling in Diraz.
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Court Upholds Acquitting Suspect of Acquiring Explosives
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld a verdict acquitting a suspect from the charge of acquiring “TNT” explosives and others, for a terrorist aim.
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Court Commutes 7-Year Jail Term against Defendants to 5 Years over Attempted Murder of Policemen in Sitra
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld 7-year jail term against a suspect accused of attempting to murder policemen.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court commuted a 5-year jail sentence issued against 3 detainees, accused of planting hoax bombs, to 3 years.
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Court Commutes Sentences of Defendants Accused of Burning Police Patrol
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Appeals court commuted a 15-year jail term issued against a political detainee, over burning a car owned by the ministry of interior, to 10 years.
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Life Sentences Issued against 6 Bahrainis over Assembling & Targeting Policemen
2017-01-30
The High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (January 29, 2017) life sentences against 6 suspects and bound them to pay 1551 BD. It also handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect along with a BD 200 fine and acquitted two others.
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Detainees Convicted in Ma’amir Blast Case: They Set Fire to Tires to Kill Policemen
2017-01-27
A Bahraini court handed down 10-year jail term to 5 detainees and 7-year jail term to another one over acquiring explosives in Ma'amir.
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Nabeel Rajab Absent from First Court Hearing Held over Charge of Disseminating False News
2017-01-24
Bahrain’s third minor court started on Monday (January 23, 2017) looking into the case of human rights defender and president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab in which he is accused of disseminating false news and rumors about Bahrain’s internal situations.
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NPRA Calls Dual Nationalities to Correct their Legal Status before Feb. 4
2017-01-23
Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) in the Ministry of Interior called on Bahrainis with dual nationalities to contact the passport office at the Security Service Complex in Muharraq to correct their status before the deadline on February 4 in order to avoid legal action.
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Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Acquiring Weapon & Opening Fire against Policemen
2017-01-21
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld a 10-year jail term against a suspect over acquiring weapon and using it against policemen in Sitra.
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Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Jail Term against Appellant over Taking Part in Setting Fire to 2 Police Patrols
2017-01-21
Bahrain’s High Appeals upheld a first instance verdict against an appellant. The first instance court had sentenced him to 15 years in prison over attempting to murder number of policemen and setting fire two police patrols.
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Appeals Court Hands down 7-Year Jail Term to Defendant over Attempted Murder of Policemen in Sitra
2017-01-20
Bahrain's High Appeals Court sentenced a defendant, accused of attempting to murder policemen and acquiring explosives in Sitra, to 7 years in prison instead of 10.
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Rajab's First Court Hearing over Disseminating Rumors to be Held on Jan. 23
2017-01-20
Bahrain's Public Prosecution announced on Thursday (January 19, 2017) the referral of president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to trial on Monday (January 23, 2017) over the charge of disseminating rumors.
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Sentences Reaching Life-Imprisonment against 12 suspects Accused of Karana Blast
2017-01-20
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court issued sentences against 122 defendants ranging between 3 years and life sentences over Karana blast and attempted murder of 2 policemen.