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Bahraini Judiciary: Verdicts Issued to Serve Will of Appointed
2022-09-14
Sami Mahmoud Abdulrahim is the other face of the Bahraini judiciary, where verdicts are issued to serve the will of the appointed and he who pays. It is a suspicious judiciary in which interests, money and politics overlap.
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Court Sentences Colonel Al-Zayani to Two Years in Jail over Charge of Insulting Judiciary
2021-07-09
The minor criminal sentenced retired colonel Mohammad Al-Zayani to a two-year jail term with the execution of the sentence over charge of insulting the judiciary.
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Bahraini Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Charged with Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Police Car
2021-04-16
The Criminal Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld a 10-year prison sentence against a Bahraini, who was accused of participating in an attack on a police patrol vehicle with Molotov cocktails, which led to the injury of a police officer.
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Judiciary Shows Mercy to Torturer, Pitiless towards Bahraini Women: Story of 3 Sisters from Diraz
2019-10-02
This is where the situation in Bahrain has led us- a judiciary appointed by that King, practicing unprecedented brutality and cruelty. The judicial authorities have refused to replace the punishment of three sisters arrested in a political case with an alternative penalty, yet at the same time refused to imprison an Arab woman who tortured her child who was less than two years old back then, in order to ensure that the justice of the court be served by protecting the "reunion of the family".
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Appeals Court to Consider Replacing Nabeel Rajab's Imprisonment
2019-09-16
The Appeals Court is expected to consider tomorrow (Tuesday, September 17, 2019) a request submitted by Nabeel Rajab's lawyer to replace his imprisonment sentence.
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AFP: Bahrain Sends Civilian Cell to Military Court
2017-10-23
Bahraini authorities have referred a group of civilians accused of targeting security forces to a military court, state media said Sunday, months after a constitutional amendment expanded the court's reach.
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Bahraini Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for “Insulting Judiciary”
2017-10-11
Bahrain’s Second High (Appeal) Criminal Court upheld a verdict issued against a 50-year-old Bahraini, sentencing him for three years on charges of insulting the judiciary by publishing audio clips on social media sites, in which a judge and the Supreme Judicial Council are exposed.
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Appeal of Bahraini Accused of Insulting Judiciary Adjourned until October 9 for Pleading
2017-08-15
High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the appeal of a defendant's three-year prison sentence to October 9, 2017 for pleading.
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Supreme Judicial Council Cancels Fifth Criminal Court, Establishes Minor Court for Ministries
2017-06-12
The Bahraini Supreme Judicial Council issued a decision in reference to establishing courts during the 2017 - 2018 judicial year.
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Bahrain King Approves Amendment to Take Civilians to Military Trial
2017-04-20
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa approved on Tuesday amendments to some of the military law provisions after the amendments were passed by the Shura Council and the Council of Representatives.
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Shura Council Unanimously Passes Military Judiciary Law Amendment
2017-04-15
Bahrain Shura Council passed a bill for the amendment of the military judiciary law, which allows the public prosecutor to refer to military courts any crimes under the Protecting Society from Terrorists Acts Law.
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Administrative Court Annuls Decision to Dismiss Jaafari Endowment Director from Position
2017-02-25
The High Administrative Court issued overruled the decision to dismiss the Jaafari Waqf (Endowment) Director, Sheikh Mohsen Al-Asfour from his position.
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NIHR Praises Role of Cassation Court Two Weeks after Upholding Death Penalties against 3 Detainees
2017-01-23
President of the Supreme Judicial Council and President of the Court of Cassation, Salim Al-Kuwari, received the members of the Council of Commissioners at the National Institutional for Human Rights (NIHR), led by Abdulaziz Hassan Abul, to submit the NIHR’s annual reports for 2015 and 2016.
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Bahrain’s King Grants over 1 Million-Dollar Villa to Head of Judiciary Salem Al-Kuwari
2017-01-14
Around a month has passed since the Royal Court granted a “gift” to head of Judiciary, Salem Al-Kuwari, who was appointed by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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Bahrain's King Appoints Judge Isa Al-Kaabi as Constitutional Court Member
2015-10-16
The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appointed Judge Isa bin Mubarak Al-Kaabi as a member of the Constitutional Court, who has acquitted and commuted penalties of convicts involved in killing opposition protestors.