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Case of Prominent Shiite Cleric Bashar al-A’li Scheduled for Trial Feb. 7
2016-12-26
The first Minor Criminal Court scheduled February 7, 2016, to rule the sentence in the case of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Bashar al-A’li, accused of insulting The Council of Representatives through an Instagram post.
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Court Upholds Death Penalty for Defendant, Life Sentences for 14 Others in Jordanian Officer’s Death Case
2016-12-24
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.
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Bahraini Court Finds Officer, Five Policemen Innocent of Torturing Detainee
2016-12-24
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.
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6-Month Jail Term Handed down to 3 Suspects over Burning Tires in Salmabad
2016-12-23
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 6-month jail term to 3 suspects over burning tires in Salmabad.
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Court Sentences 2 Suspects to 3 Years in Prison over Planting Hoax Bomb in A’ali
2016-12-23
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects (22 and 28 years) to 3 years over planting a hoax bomb.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendant over Planting Hoax Bomb in Al-Daih
2016-12-23
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant (24 years) to 3 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Acquits 2 Suspects of Planting Hoax Bomb, Acquiring Molotov & Assembling
2016-12-23
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.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 5 Defendants over Causing Explosion in Al-Daih
2016-12-23
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced five defendants to 3 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Witness: Sheikh Hassan Isa Accused of Treason for Rejecting Violence, Trial Adjourned Until January 18
2016-12-23
The fourth High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the trial of 24 defendants in the case of murder of 2 police officers, and the attempted murder of 6 others. The trials, along with that of al-Wefaq member Sheikh Hassan Isa, who is accused of financing a terrorist group, was adjourned until January 18, 2017.
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Ibrahim Karimi Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Running Twitter Account
2016-12-21
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.
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AFP: Bahrain Adjourns Trial of Opposition Leader
2016-12-19
A Manama court on Thursday adjourned the trial of Bahraini opposition leader and rights activist Nabeel Rajab for a fourth time and rejected calls for his release, judicial sources said.
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Appeals Court Upholds 6-Month Prison Verdict Against Appellants Accused of Destroying Security Cameras in Al-Khaif Mosque
2016-12-16
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.
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1 to 3 Years Prison Verdicts Against Interior Ministry Employees for Forging Insurance Compensation Papers
2016-12-16
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.
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Appeals Court: 15 Year Prison Sentence Against 3 Defendants Accused of Planting Explosive in Al Dair
2016-12-16
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.
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Case of Nabeel Rajab Adjourned until December 28 to Listen to Prosecution Witnesses
2016-12-15
A Bahraini court adjourned on Thursday (December 15, 2016) the trial of prominent human rights activist and president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights until December 28, with his continued detention.
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Trial of 138 "Zulfiqar Brigades" Defendants Adjourned Until Jan. 11 to Listen to Prosecution Witness
2016-12-15
The High Criminal Court adjourned the case of 138 defendants until January 11 to listen to the attesting witness. The defendants were accused of establishing and joining the "Zulfiqar Brigades", collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, blasting 19 bomb attacks and planting hoax bombs in several areas across Bahrain.
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Bahraini Woman over Insulting Judiciary via Twitter
2016-12-14
The second high appeals court accepted the objection in form but refused it in content and upheld the appealed verdict that sentenced a Bahraini woman to one year in prison over publically insulting the judiciary authority.
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5&7-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb in A’ali
2016-12-13
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.
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AFP: Bahrain Upholds Jail Sentence for Opposition Chief
2016-12-12
Bahrain's appeals court on Monday upheld a nine-year jail sentence against opposition chief Sheikh Ali Salman, a judicial source said, the latest move in a crackdown on the Shiite majority.
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Appeals Courts Confirms 9-Year Jail Sentence against Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman
2016-12-12
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld on Monday (December 12, 2016) a nine-year jail sentence handed down to opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman.