A Bahraini court has sentenced 26 activists, including six Shi’ite opposition party members, to prison for their roles in pro-reform protests. The security court announced the sentences on Tuesday, a day after it imposed terms of up to life in prison on 35 people for activities linked to the demonstrations earlier this year. The state-run […]
Bahrain Sentences Pro-Reform Activists to Prison
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Bahrain Sentences 14 to Life in Prison
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Bahraini security court has sentenced 14 people to life in prison in the killing of a Pakistani man during unrest related to pro-reform protests earlier this year. It was one of three lengthy sentences handed down in Bahrain Monday, as the island kingdom deals with participants in the protests that were led by the […]
UN Condemns Bahrain’s Punishment of Protesters
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
(Adds Ban comments in graf 7)) The United Nations has condemned the harsh sentences given by Bahrani military courts this week to anti-government protesters and medical personnel. The U.N. Human Rights Office on Friday said the sentences raise serious doubts about the fairness of the court proceedings. Twenty medical personnel were sentenced to jail for […]
UN Condemns Bahrain’s Punishment of Protesters
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has condemned the harsh sentences given by Bahrani military courts this week to anti-government protesters and medical personnel. The U.N. Human Rights Office on Friday said the sentences raise serious doubts about the fairness of the court proceedings. Twenty medical personnel were sentenced to jail for 5 to 15 years for treating […]
Bahrain Sentences Protester to Death
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has sentenced a protester to death and another to life in prison for killing a policeman. The court Thursday also sentenced 20 medical workers who treated protesters during anti-government protests that began in February. The sentences range from five years to 15 years in prison. The state-run Bahrain News Agency […]
Bahrain Upholds Life Sentences for Opposition Activists
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has upheld life sentences for eight Shi’ite opposition activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the minority Sunni-led government during anti-government protests earlier this year. The state-run Bahrain News Agency said the court confirmed the sentences Wednesday, along with those of 13 other activists who received prison sentences ranging from two […]
Bahrain Court Upholds Sentences for Activists
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
A special court in Bahrain has upheld life sentences for eight Shi’ite opposition activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the minority Sunni-led government during anti-government protests earlier this year. The state-run Bahrain News Agency said the court approved the sentences Wednesday, along with those of 13 other activists jailed for two to 15 years on […]
Iran and Bahrain Ministers Meet, First Time Since Diplomatic Dispute
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 9:06 am (UTC-5)
Tehran says the foreign ministers of Iran and Bahrain have met in New York, in what appears to be the first time since the two countries withdrew their ambassadors in a diplomatic squabble over Bahrain’s crackdown on Shi’ite-led protests. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad al-Khalifa held […]
Heavy Security As Bahrain Holds Parliamentary Elections
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Bahrain is under tight security as people vote in parliamentary elections following a mass resignation of Shi’ite lawmakers. Saturday’s poll will fill 18 seats abandoned by the main opposition al-Wefaq party. Its lawmakers quit in February because of the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. The opposition says it will boycott Saturday’s vote. Police and […]
Bahrain Releases Detained Doctors on Bail
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Bahrain says it has released on bail doctors and medics detained for their role in pro-democracy protests earlier this year. Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority said Thursday their trial will resume on September 29. Opposition activists had reported several of the detained doctors had led a hunger strike. Bahrain detained 48 doctors and nurses who treated […]
