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Appeals: 3-Year Jail Verdict against 4 Suspects Accused of Al-Daih Blast
2017-05-10
The Supreme Court of Appeals rejected the appeals of a suspect and that of 4 other appellants and upheld sentencing them to 3 years in prison over a case linked to injuring an officer in Al-Daih Blast.
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Amnesty Describes Referral of Abbas to Military Court as �Serious Blow for Justice�
2017-05-10
Amnesty International described referring Sayed Fadhel Abbas to military courts as �serious blow for justice� in Bahrain, indicating that there are fears of him being subjected to torture.
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Case of Dr. Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Adjourned until May 24 for Pleading
2017-05-09
The Third High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the appeals of Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Ali Ahmad Basira until May 24 for pleading.
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Al-Wefaq Shura Member Nizar Al-Qarea'a Detained for 30 Days Pending Interrogation
2017-05-09
The Public Prosecution decided to detain Al-Wefaq Shura member, activist Nizar Al-Qarea'a, for 30 days pending interrogation.
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Defendant in "Al-Basta Group" Confirms Being Subjected to "Severe Torture"
2017-05-09
A Bahraini court decided to adjourn the case of an organization known as "Al-Basta Group", comprising 18 suspects, to May 25, 2017, in order to assign a lawyer to a suspect and to plead for the attendees.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against 9 Defendants Accused of Burning Cleaning Truck
2017-05-09
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a verdict sentencing 9 suspects to 10 years in prison with the execution of sentence, after the security authorities accused them of burning a truck affiliated to cleaning company in Bani Jamra.
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Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentences against 4 in Case Linked to Police Chase
2017-05-09
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld imprisonment verdicts against 4 defendants convicted with resisting policemen, possessing weapons and firing at the police during their arrest, in a chase at the Marina Club, toward the Maared street.
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Trial of Sayed Ahmad Al-Wadaei�s Mother-in-Law Commences
2017-05-08
A Bahraini court postponed on Sunday (May 7, 2017) the trial of a Bahraini woman, his son, nephew and others, to May 22. The suspects are accused of putting a hoax bomb in A�ali village.
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Appeals Court: Sentences Ranging between 3&10 Years in Prison against Suspects Accused of Diraz Blast
2017-05-08
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict issued against 2 appellants, sentencing one to 3 years in prison and another one to 10 years. Meanwhile, the court commuted the sentence of a defendant from 10 to 5 years in prison in a case that contains 32 suspects related to Diraz blast.
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Photos: Dozens of Protests in Bahrain on the Eve of Expected Verdict Issuance against Prominent Shiite Leader
2017-05-07
Dozens of protests took to the streets across Bahrain on the eve of the trial held for Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the country�s most prominent Shiite leader. It is expected that a local court issues a verdict against him tomorrow Sunday.
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Appeals Court: Life Term Sentence and 15-Year Jail Term Issued against 2 Defendants over Attempted Murder of Policemen
2017-05-06
The Supreme Court of Appeals presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and secretariat of Naji Abdullah commuted a life term sentence of an appellant to 15 years and upheld a whole life sentence against another.
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Court Issues 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant over Beating Policeman in Al-Dair
2017-05-05
Bahrain's Court sentenced a defendant (20 years) to 5 years over beating a first lieutenant.
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Appeals Court Sentences 3 Defendants to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Tires in Sehla
2017-05-05
The Sixth High Court of Appeals upheld a verdict issued against 3 appellants sentencing them to 5 years in prison over burning tires in Sheikh Salman Street.
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Court Hands down 10-Year Jail Term to Defendant, 5-Year Jail Term to 10 Others over Beating Youth in Diraz Claiming he is "Informant"
2017-05-04
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison and 10 others to 5 years (because they are under 18) over torturing a youth in Diraz.
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Court Hands down 10-Year Jail Term to Defendant, 5-Year Jail Term to 10 Others over Beating Youth in Diraz Claiming he is �Informant�
2017-05-04
Bahrain�s First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison and 10 others to 5 years (because they are under 18) over torturing a youth in Diraz.
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Court Commutes Sentences of 11 Defendants, Upholds Verdict against Others over Attempted Murder of Officer & Policeman
2017-04-29
Bahrain�s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict sentencing 5 suspects to 15 years in prison and commuted the sentence of others to 10 years in prison over attempting to kill an officer and policeman in Diraz.
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Court Acquits Defendant of Putting Explosive Body, Convicts him of Planting Hoax Bomb
2017-04-28
A Bahraini court sentenced a defendant to 5 years in prison over putting a hoax bomb in Isa Town and acquitted him of attempting to blast a real bomb and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 36 Shiites, Strips them of Citizenship
2017-04-26
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shiites convicted of forming a �terrorist� group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said. Three of those sentenced received life terms, while the rest were jailed for between three and 10 years, the source said.
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3-Year Jail Term and 50.000 BD Fine to 2 Bahrainis in Emirates
2017-04-26
An Emirati court sentenced on Wednesday (April 26, 2017) two Bahrainis, Abbas Ahmad Marzooq, 37 years, and Ali Hassan Al-Hinni, 37 years, to 3 years in prison and 500.000 Dirham (about 50.000 BD) fine over publishing footage on social media outlets.
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Court Upholds 3-Month Jail Term against Citizen over Attacking Policeman in House Raid
2017-04-26
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 3-month jail term issued against a father who attacked a policeman in a house raid carried out to arrest his son.