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One-Year Prison Term Handed to Suspect & 3 of His Family Members over "Escape Attempt"
2016-06-07
Bahraini Court sentenced 4 defendants to one year in prison over beating two policemen after escape attempt.
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SIU Interrogated 58 Policemen & Referred 1 to Trial over Beating Prisoner
2016-06-07
SIU received 13 complaints in May, including claims of alleged torture and maltreatment committed by public security service members.
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Lawyer Al-Shamlawi: Appeals Court Didn't Look into Milad's Appeal
2016-06-07
Lawyer Al-Shamlawi said Appeals Court didn't look into Al-Wefaq member Majeed Milad's appeal request...
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Bahrain PM Calls on Interior Ministry to Take Measures Preventing Escape of Detainees after Prison Break
2016-06-07
Bahrain's PM called on Interior Ministry to take "necessary security measures to prevent escape of detainees or prisoners".
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UN Removes Saudi-Led Coalition from Child Rights Blacklist
2016-06-07
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations has removed the Saudi-led coalition fighting...
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Saudi Arabia Wants Yemen Coalition Off U.N. Child Rights Blacklist
2016-06-07
Saudi Arabia asked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to remove the Riyadh-led military...
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Bassiouni Accuses Bahrain Government of Falsifying his Statements: Commission’s Recommendations Not Implemented
2016-06-07
BICI head Cherif Bassiouni said Bahrain's claim that it completed the implementation of BICI recommendations is not true.
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Saudi Arabia Expands its Anti-Iran Strategy Beyond the Middle East
2016-06-06
Under King Salman, Saudi Arabia is expanding its confrontation with Iran well beyond the Middle East...
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Saudi Arabia Criticizes U.N. Over Yemen Blacklisting
2016-06-06
Saudi Arabia has rejected a United Nations report that criticized the military coalition it is leading in Yemen...
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Interior Ministry: Measures Taken against Security Service Men who Posted Photos of them with Political Prisoners
2016-06-06
Interior Ministry said it took legal measures against security members, who posted pictures...
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Detainees at Dry Dock Prison Subject to Abuse
2016-06-06
BCHR member said families of Dry Dock Prison detainees confirmed the detainees have been exposed to abuse.
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Washington Says Yemen's Houthis Are Not Terrorists
2016-06-06
The US Department of State announced that the Houthi "Ansarullah" group in Yemen are not a terrorist organization...
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AFP: Bahrain Arrests 8 'Terrorists' Fleeing to Iran by Speedboat
2016-06-06
Bahrain's coast guard arrested eight men convicted or wanted on "terrorism" charges as they tried to escape to Iran ...
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Iran Rejects Terror Charges in U.S. Report
2016-06-06
Iran rejected terrorism charges raised against it in an annual U.S. State Department report, Iranian media outlets reported...
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Interior Ministry: 6 out of 17 Detainees who Escaped Dry Dock Prison Still Free
2016-06-06
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said 6 out of 17 detainees who escaped Dry Dock pre-trial detention are still free...
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Reuters: Seventeen Detainees Escape from Bahraini Prison
2016-06-06
Seventeen detainees escaped from prison in Bahrain, and government warned citizens against giving them shelter...
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Bahraini Campaign against UN Officials
2016-06-06
Member of the appointed Shura Council Sawsan Taqawi slammed the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon saying that "we reject Ban Ki Moon's statements for they question the integrity and independence of the Bahraini judiciary."
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MoI Foils Smuggling Attempt of 8 Political Fugitives
2016-06-06
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced that it foiled an attempt to smuggle 8 political ...
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MoI: 6 out of 17 Detainees who Escaped Dry Dock Prison still Free
2016-06-06
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said that 6 out of the 17 detainees who escaped the pre-trial ...
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Bahraini Policemen Circulate their Photos with Political Detainees on Social Media to Defame them
2016-06-06
Civilian security members in Bahrain published their photos on social media with security...