The Supreme Court of Appeal amended a verdict against two appellants, as they would be sentenced to 3 years in prison instead of 5, in a case accusing 11 defendants of burning tires and taking part in “illegal” assembly in the Bahraini town of Karana.

The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a 1-year prison verdict ruled against a 22-year-old defendant accused of physically assaulting a police officer in the Dry Dock preventive detention center.

The Fifth High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year prison verdict against an underage defendant (17 years old), in a case linked to installing a fake bomb in the Bahraini town of Sitra.

Bahrain’s prosecution on Thursday extended by two weeks the detention of Shiite opposition leader Nabil Rajab over spreading “false information” about the Sunni-ruled kingdom, his lawyer said.

Bahraini death row detainee Mohammad Ramadan, confirmed that the detainees in solitary confinement in "Jaw" Prison live in "terrible conditions", since 10 prisoners managed to escape last Sunday.

The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the 3-year imprisonment sentence against a police officer, and a prisoner, and a 200 Dinar fine to be paid by the officer, after he was accused of accepting a bribe from an inmate in Jaw Prison.

On the 2nd year anniversary of his arrest, Bahraini opposition leader, al-Wefaq Society Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman, confirmed his steadiness in his struggle for democracy, praising the sacrifices of the Bahraini people.

The Bahraini Appeal Court upheld a death penalty verdict against a citizen, and a life imprisonment sentence against 14 others accused of killing a Jordanian officer in clashes in the town of Dumistan, wester of the capital Manama.

The Supreme Court of Appeal found innocent a police officer and five policemen, in the case of torturing a defendant, after his story contradicted before the prosecution, court, and special investigation unit, with that of his brother, who was the second witness.

The UN Human Rights Commissioner for Human Rights expressed its “serious concern” about the ongoing prosecution of activist Nabeel Rajab, calling on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.

Bahrain’s Cassation Court upheld a verdict ruling the 2 year and 1 month imprisonment against activist Ibrahim Karimi, for running an account on Twitter.

The second High Criminal Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of two defendants and dropped their right to appeal to the case charging them with breaking the door of “Al-Khaif” Mosque in the town of Al-Dair, and destroying the security cameras there.

The High Criminal Court issued a prison verdict in the case of 2 employees at the Interior Ministry (General Directorate of Traffic), along with a third defendant.

The Supreme Court of Appeal amended the first instance court’s life sentence verdict to a 15-year imprisonment verdict against three defendants accused of planting an explosive to kill police officers in the town of Al Dair.

The Associated Press (AP) reported on Monday that “Human rights groups are sharply criticizing a Bahraini appeal court's ruling upholding a nine-year prison sentence against the country's leading Shiite opposition figure [Sheikh Ali Salman].”

France said Monday (December 12, 2016) that it “notes with concern the upholding of the nine-year prison sentence for al-Wefaq’s secretary-general, Sheikh Ali Salman, whose movement – the main opposition party – was dissolved in July by the courts.”

The Supreme Court of Appeals supported a 5-year prison sentence against an appellant.

A Bahraini court ruled life imprisonment sentences against 6 Shiite citizens, whom it accused of attempting to bomb the town of Maamir, southeast of Manama.

The Fourth High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year imprisonment verdict against a defendant, charging him with “illegal assembly” and burning tires in the town of Sitra.

The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict ruling the imprisonment of a defendant accused of shooting at the police in Sitra.