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7 Accused of Joining Assembly in Sitra Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced 7 suspects to 5 years in prison over charges of joining an assembly, possessing Molotov cocktails and attacking policemen.
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Chief of “Detained Military Men” Mahmoud Al-Alawi Imprisoned
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain security forces linked to the Ministry of Interior arrested and imprisoned, Mahmoud Al-Alawi, a former detainee known as the “Chief of Military Men” who served three years in prison before he was released in 2014.
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Pakistani Embassy Counsellor Reveals Plan to Construction Pakistani Univ. in Bahrain
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Social Affairs Counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Bahrain, Maqsood Qadir, announced that there is a plan and endeavors to build a university for the Pakistani community in Bahrain.
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5-Year Prison Term Handed Down to 27 Accused of Blocking Al-Budai Street
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 27 suspects to five years in prison, claiming that they forced an Asian truck driver to dump a load of sand in order to block the Al-Budai Street.
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Amnesty International Urges Bahrain to Disclose Ali Al-Tajer’s Legal Status
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International urged the Bahraini authorities to “disclose Ali Isa al-Tajer’s legal status and where he is detained, and give him immediate access to his family and lawyer,” stressing that they “ensure that Ali Isa al-Tajer is not tortured or otherwise ill-treated
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Bahrain to Build Two Schools & Health Centers in Egypt
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Secretary General of the Royal Charity Organisation, Mustafa El Sayed, announced that Egypt will witness four development projects, two schools and two health centers.
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Sheikh Ali Salman from Prison: Death Penalties Resemble Unlawful Killings
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The leader of the main Bahraini opposition group and secretary-general of Al-Wefaq society, Sheikh Ali Salman, expressed his opposition to the death penalties issued by Bahraini courts, following the Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold death penalties issued against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
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Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term Against Said Al-Hayki over Gudaibiya Bombing
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini High Appeals Court upheld the prison term issued against Said Al-Hayki (45 years old), from Samaheej, who was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment over charges of manufacturing homemade bombs and detonating the explosives in the Gudaibiya area.
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AFP: Bahrain Summons Iran Envoy Over Khamenei Remarks
2015-11-30
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain's foreign ministry has summoned Iran's envoy and accused Tehran of interfering in its affairs after remarks by the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, BNA state news agency said.
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Al-Demistani: Members in Alba Had Bad Stance in 2011 Still Preventing Return of Dismissed Employees
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Secretary-General of the (dismissed) Bahraini Nursing Society, Ibrahim Al-Demistani, said that some parties in the Aluminum Bahrain Company (ALBA) had a bad stance during the emergency law period in 2011 and are still preventing the return of employees who were dismissed to their jobs.
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Bahrain’s Opposition Leader Calls on “Free World” to Deal with Bahrain Based on HRW Report Facts
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: The detained leader of Bahraini opposition, Sheikh Ali Salman, welcomed the human rights report issued by Human Rights Watch calling on the “free world” to deal with Bahrain according to the facts mentioned in the report.
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3-Year Prison Term Handed Down to 3 Suspects over Burning Tires in Samaheej
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court presided over by judge Ali Al-Dhahrani sentenced 3 Bahrainis to 3 years in prison over burning tires and joining assembly in Samaheej.
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3-5 Year Prison Terms Handed Down to 5 Suspects over Burning Tires in Sanabes
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ali Al-Dhahrani, issued its sentence against 5 suspects over joining assembly and burning tires in Sanabes. The court sentenced the first suspect to 5 years in prison and the remaining 4 to 3 years.
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Two Suspects Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison over Planting Hoax Bomb in Muharraq
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two suspects to 10 years in prison over planting a hoax bomb on Muharraq old bridge and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Local Paper: 210 Bahrainis Stripped of their Nationalities Since 2011
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper stated that the number of Bahrainis stripped for their nationalities since the eruption of the 2011 protests to date has reached 210, following the latest court verdict, revoking the citizenships of 13 Bahrainis on November 23, 2015
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Reuters: Bahrain Prime Minister Admitted to Hospital for Tests
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa was taken to hospital on Friday night but was in stable condition, state news agency BNA said.
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Local Newspaper: Rain Reveals Harsh Reality of Infrastructure in Bahrain
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said in its latest issue that the heavy rain that fell in Bahrain on Tuesday (November 24, 2015) revealed the harsh reality of the infrastructure in a number of areas in the Muharraq Governorate.
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Bahrain Capital Municipality: No Plan to Shelter Rain Victims & We Expect to Face Crisis in Coming Days
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: In response to the press that criticized the Bahraini capital municipality for not discussing rain issues during its session, the chairman of the Capital Municipal Council Mohammed Ali Al-Khuzai said: “We are expecting to face a crisis in the coming days.”
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Bilad Al-Qadeem Detainees Transferred to “Dry Dock Prison” held for One Month
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Parents of 9 detainees from Bilad Al-Qadeem said that they received calls from their sons on Thursday (November 26, 2015), stating that they were transferred to the Pre-Trial Detention Center in Dry Dock Prison and detained for a whole month.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 6 Suspects to 5-10 Years in Prison over Assembly in Saar
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court handed down to six suspects prison terms ranging between 5 and 10 over joining assembly and assaulting police in Saar.