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Local Newspaper: 3 Mosques Demolished by Authorities in 2011 & Mentioned in BICI Report Not to Be Rebuilt
2015-11-17
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper said that “3 mosques among those that were mentioned in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report will not be rebuilt.”
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Reuters: Bahrain Jails 12 Convicted Bombers for Life, Revokes Citizenship
2015-11-16
Bahrain Mirror (Reters): A Bahraini criminal court sentenced 12 people for life and revoked their citizenship after finding them guilty of carrying out bomb attacks on police, a senior judicial official said in a statement late on Sunday.
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AFP: 12 Bahrainis Jailed, Stripped of Nationality Over Bombings
2015-11-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court on Sunday jailed 12 Shiites for life and stripped them of their citizenship after convicting them of bomb attacks against police in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source said.
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AP: Bahrain: Life sentences for 12 Shiites, citizenship revoked
2015-11-16
Bahrain Mirror (AP): A defense lawyer in the Gulf Arab country of Bahrain says a court has ordered 12 Shiites to life in prison and stripped them of their citizenship on charges of forming a terrorist group and targeting police with explosive devices.
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UK Minister: We Announced Establishment of Permanent Base in Bahrain
2015-11-14
Bahrain Mirror: Commenting on “establishing a UK military base in Bahrain,” the British Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne, stressed that his country is looking forward to “broadening and deepening its contributions in the country’s security and stability through the Strategic Defence and Security Review.”
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Family of Detainee Nasser Yaacoub Worried: We Know Nothing about him Since Over 5 Days
2015-11-14
Bahrain Mirror: The family of detainee Nasser Yaacoub, residents of Bahrain’s Adhari, expressed its concern, as it has received no information about Yaacoub since the day of his arrest. The family stated that it knows nothing about him since over 5 days.
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Bahrain: Frigate & New Military Force to Join War against Yemen
2015-11-14
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain announced on Thursday (November 12, 2015) sending a new military force affiliated to the Royal Guard to participate in the Saudi-led Arab war on Yemen.
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Suspects Accused of Arms Smuggling via Sea Say their Confessions Were Extracted under Duress
2015-11-14
Bahrain Mirror: The Fourth High Criminal Court looking into the case of 8 suspects, including 5 detained, over charges of espionage and establishing a terrorist group, joining this group, training on the use of arms and bombs and importing arms, ammunitions and explosives through the sea.
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12 Suspects Sentenced to 10 years in Prison & Another Sentenced to 3 over Attack on Police Patrol Case
2015-11-14
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 13 accused over charges of assembly and hurling Molotov cocktail against a security patrol and damaging it.
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Bahrain: 3 Photographers Sentenced up to 10 Years in Prison
2015-11-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (November 11, 2015) 3 photographers to prison after the security authorities accused them of being involved in setting fire to a security patrol vehicle. The photographers; however, denied this charge.
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Trial of Prominent Opposition Leader Ebrahim Sharif Adjourned
2015-11-13
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court adjourned on Thursday (November 12, 2015) the case of the prominent opposition leader and former Secretary-General of the Liberal National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad), Ebrahim Sharif.
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Bahrain Sentences Majeed Milad to 2 Years in Prison...Al-Wefaq: Milad Is Prisoner of Conscience
2015-11-13
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court handed down a 2-year prison term to a member of the main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Majeed Milad. Al-Wefaq stressed that the trial of Milad is a trial of conscience, as it reflects the absence of any freedom of opinion and expression.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Absent from Appeals Hearing for Unknown Reasons: Trial Adjourned until December 14
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror:The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals adjourned on Thursday (November 12, 2015) the trial of the Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, until December 14. Eyewitnesses said that Sheikh Ali Salman was not brought to the courtroom today.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Leading Shiite Opposition Figure
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court on Wednesday jailed a member of the main opposition Al-Wefaq bloc for two years for "inciting non-compliance with the law", the Shiite grouping and authorities said.
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AP: Bahrain Sentences Shiite Opposition Figure to 2 Years
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (AP): A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a member of the Gulf Arab country's largest Shiite opposition group to two years in prison on charges related to his political activism.
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Reuters: Bahrain Opposition Figure Jailed on Incitement Charges
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini criminal court sentenced senior opposition figure Majeed Milad to two years in prison for incitement to public disobedience of the law, state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
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Three to Ten years Prison Terms Handed Down to 8 Suspects
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror: Advocate General and Chief of Bahrain’s Terror Crime Prosecution Ahmed Al-Hammadi said that the fourth high criminal court issued a verdict against 8 suspects on Tuesday (November 10, 2015).
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UK Queen's Inspectorate of Prisons Holds Workshop in Bahrain
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDRC) hosted on 9th and 10th of November a specialized training workshop during which experts from the Queen's Inspectorate of Prisons in the United Kingdom delivered lectures.
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Civil Service Bureau: Case of 1912 Unemployed Graduates Completely Closed
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Civil Service Bureau said that the file of unemployed graduates (known as the list of 1912) has been “completely closed”.
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Bahraini Government Freezes Bonuses of Governmental Companies Boards Members
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini government decided on Monday (November 9, 2015) to freeze bonuses given to heads and members of governmental boards and commissions, governmental companies.