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Amnesty International Launches Campaign to Release Nabeel Rajab and Fadhel Abbas
2016-10-27
Amnesty International said that “the Bahraini authorities must immediately and unconditionally release human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and opposition leader Fadhel Abbas, two prisoners of conscience who are facing long prison sentences for using Twitter to voice concerns about human rights abuses in the conflict in Yemen.”
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3&5-Jail Term Handed down to 4 Suspects over Assembly in Jurdab
2016-10-27
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 2 suspects over assembly, arson and planting hoax bomb in Jurdab, sentenced 2 others to 3 years in prison, acquitted the fifth suspect and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Appeals Court Sentences 3 Defendants to 5 Years in Prison over Attacking Khamis Police Station
2016-10-26
The high appeals court commuted a 10-year jail term against 3 appellants over attacking Khamis police station to 5 years only.
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Court Hands down 5-Year Jail Term to 3 Suspects over Burning Tires in Tubli
2016-10-26
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 3 suspects over setting fire to tires in Tubli.
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Appeals Court Commutes Fadhel Abbas’s 5-Year Jail Term to 3
2016-10-26
The Court of Appeals commuted on Wednesday (October 26, 2016) the 5-year jail term sentence against Fadhel Abbas, former Secretary General of the Unitary National Democratic Assemblage (Al-Wahdawi party) to 3 years.
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Appeals Court Upholds Sentences Reaching Life-Imprisonment against 10 suspects Accused of Al-Ekr Blast
2016-10-25
The High Appeals Court upheld a first-instance verdict issued by the fourth high criminal court in the case of detonating a bomb and acquiring arms, sentencing 10 suspects to periods reaching 30 years.
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Court Hands down 5-Year Jail Term to 2 Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb in Damistan
2016-10-19
The Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced two suspects to 5 years in prison over planting hoax bomb in Damistan and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Reuters: Bahrain Court Overturns Jail Term for Opposition Leader
2016-10-19
A Bahraini court has overturned a 9-year prison term imposed on the country's most prominent opposition leader, in a ruling that could lower political tensions in the Gulf kingdom.
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5&1-Year Jail Term Handed down to 5 Defendants over Burning Tires in Tubli
2016-10-15
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 3 suspects and one-year jail term to 2 suspects.
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Court Acquits 3 Defendants of Charge of Manufacturing and Planting Bomb in Budia
2016-10-14
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court acquitted 3 suspects of charge of planting a bomb in Budai, because the court was not satisfied with the evidence presented against the 3 defendants.
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Appeals Court Upheld 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant over Manufacturing Hoax Bomb through 2 “Pringles” Cans
2016-10-11
Bahraini high Appeal Court upheld a verdict sentencing a Bahraini to 5-year prison term over burning manufacturing hoax bomb through 2 “Pringles” cans.
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Appeals Court Upheld 10-Year Jail Term against 3 Defendants over Burning Electrical Box in Hamad Town
2016-10-11
Bahraini high Appeal Court upheld a first degree verdict sentencing 3 appellants to 10-year prison term over burning lightening boxes owned by the Electricity and Water Authority.
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Kuwait Court Restores Citizenship of Pro-Opposition TV Owner
2016-10-10
Kuwait's lower court Sunday ordered the government to restore the citizenship of a pro-opposition television station owner and his four children who were stripped of their status in 2014.
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Former CEO of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry Convicted over Insulting Charge via WhatsApp
2016-10-02
The first minor criminal court convicted the former CEO of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nabeel Al-Mahmood over the charge of insulting member of the board of directors Ahmed Bin Hindi through WhatsApp message on a group that includes members of the board of directors and number of employees.
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Bahraini Photographer Qassim Zeineddine Released after 3 Years of Imprisonment
2016-10-01
Bahraini authorities released Bahraini photographer Qassim Zeineddine, after he spent 3 years in prison for covering popular protests.
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Three Defendants Sentenced to Life in Prison over Bomb Blast in East Ekr
2016-09-26
High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced three defendants to life in prison over charges of detonating bomb to “target police”.
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10-Year Jail Term Handed down to 6 Defendants over Planting Hoax Bomb in Amman Street
2016-09-23
The first high criminal court sentenced 6 suspects to 10 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items over planting a hoax bomb.
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Sheikh Ali Al-Jufairi Released Yet Trial Continues
2016-09-23
A Bahraini court adjourned on Thursday (September 22, 2016) the trial of Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Jufairi until October 6 and released him on 200 BD bail.
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Court to Issue its Verdict in Sheikh Mohammad Jawad Al-Shihabi’s Case on October 6
2016-09-22
The Minor Criminal Court presided over by Judge Ibrahim Al-Jifin and Hussein Hammad as secretariat, set on Wednesday (September 21, 2016), October 6 as a date to issue its verdict against the prominent Shiite cleric and head of the Imam Baqir Hawza, Sheikh Mohammad Jawad Al-Shihabi, with his continued detention.
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Kuwait Royal Jailed for Three Years for Insulting Ruler
2016-09-21
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a ruling family member to three years in prison Tuesday on charges of insulting the Gulf state's ruler and other royals.