Four human rights organizations condemned the death penalty against the detainees Abass Al-Samei, Sami Mushaima and Ali Al-Singace (accused of killing an Emirati officer during clashes with protestors in a village east of the capital, Manama, in March 2014).

The second High Criminal Court of Appeals acquitted 5 policemen of torturing a convict in Jaw prison.

A Bahraini court on Monday upheld death sentences against three people convicted of killing police including an Emirati officer in a bomb attack, a judicial source said.

The Court of Cassation upheld on Monday (January 9, 2017) the death sentence against three defendants over Al-Daih blast that killed an Emirati officer and two policemen.

The security authorities released on Saturday (January 7, 2017) journalist Faisal Hayyat after serving his 3-month jail verdict.

A Bahraini court upheld on Wednesday (January 4, 2017) 3-month jail term against journalist Faisal Hayyat.

Bahrain’s high appeals criminal court commuted the sentence of 6 out of 8 appellants convicted of burning 6 tires in Himla during an assembly which they took part in.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution decided on Thursday (December 29, 2016) to detain prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab for 7 days pending investigation after he was accused of spreading false news.

A Bahraini court decided on Wednesday (December 28, 2016) to release the prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, however, the Public Prosecution refrained from executing the court’s decision.

Hopes that Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab would be freed were dashed Wednesday after the prosecution said he will stay in custody pending another case, shortly after he was granted bail.

A leading Bahraini human rights activist who is on trial for tweets alleging rights abuses was to be freed on bail on Wednesday after months in detention, but was immediately re-arrested in a separate case.

Bahrain’s second high criminal court presided over judge Wajih Al-Shaer with the memberships of judges Saber Jomaa and Omar Al-Saidi and Iman Dismal as a secretariat, upheld 7-month jail term against a defendant over insulting an officer and taking part in an unlicensed assembly.

Bahrain’s minor court set January 16, 2017 as a date to look into the case filed by ministry of information affairs against France 24 correspondent Nazeeha Saeed in which it accuses her of “practicing journalism without a license”.

Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 6 defendants to prison; one of them to 3 years in prison, three others to two years, and two others to a full year in prison, in a case charging them with hiding fugitives and aiding them to escape.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 6-month jail term to 3 suspects over burning tires in Salmabad.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects (22 and 28 years) to 3 years over planting a hoax bomb.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant (24 years) to 3 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court acquitted two suspects of planting hoax bomb, setting fire, making riots, assembling as well as acquiring Molotov and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced five defendants to 3 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

The Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 7 years in prison and another one to 5 years and ordered the confiscation of seized items over the case of planting a hoax bomb.