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Bahrain’s Court of Appeals Hands Down 10-year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Assembly in Muharraq
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeals sentenced a suspect accused of arson and assembly in Muharraq to ten years in prison.
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Amnesty: Delaying Sheikh Ali Salman’s Appeals Hearing Means He Continues to be Denied Right to a Fair Trial
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International issued an urgent action petition calling on the international organizations and members to write appeals to the Bahraini authorities urging them to release Sheikh Ali Salman immediately, urging to “quash his conviction as he is a prisoner of conscience and continues to be denied the right to a fair trial.”
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Akhbar Al-Khaleej: Court President Ordered not Bringing Sheikh Ali Salman to Trial... Verdict to be Issued in February 2015
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper, which has close ties with the Bahraini Prime Minister, said that the president of the first court of appeals decided not to bring the leader of the main Bahraini opposition group Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, from prison to court.
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8 Bahraini HR Groups Call for Participation in Solidarity Campaign with Child Victims on Universal Children's Day
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Eight Bahraini Human Rights Organizations launched a campaign to voice their stance against violence and violations practiced against children in Bahrain.
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3 Suspects Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison over Charges of Assembly in Al-Sanabes
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Third High Criminal Court handed down 10-year prison term sentences to 3 suspects and ordered the confiscation of the seized items over charges of participating in an assembly.
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PHOTOS: Bahrainis Stage Rally in Solidarity with Victims of Paris & Beirut Attacks
2015-11-17
Bahrain Mirror: Dozens of Bahrainis took to the streets in the village of Sadad, west of Bahrain, to denounce the terrorist bomb blasts that took place in the French capital, Paris, and the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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Al-Wefaq Lights Candles in Solidarity with Victims of Lebanon & France Attacks
2015-11-17
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society held a rally on Sunday evening (November 15, 2015) in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit Lebanon and France.
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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.