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[29 Apr 2014] Bahraini Court sentences five activists charged in F1 bomb plot - English

[30 Mar 2014] A Bahraini court sentences 13 pro-democracy activists to life in prison - English

[03 Oct 2013] A Bahraini court gives 4 anti-regime activists life sentences over bombing - English

[02 Oct 2013] Bahraini court sentences 4 protesters to 15 years - English

A Bahraini court has sentenced 10 anti-regime protesters to jail as part of Manama\'s continued crackdown on dissent. Nine protesters were sentenced to terms of three-months to one-year in prison for taking part in protests against the al-Khalifah regime. Another protester was also given a six-month jail term for an alleged attack on a police station. The court had charged him with aggression against police, possession of petrol bombs and taking part in an unauthorized protest aiming at undermining public security. Meanwhile, tensions in the small Persian Gulf island nation continue to flare as police raid the headquarters of the main opposition bloc, called al-Wefaq. No word yet on the fate of those inside the H-Q, as regime forces refuse to allow anyone in or out of the building. Al-Wefaq\'s lawyer and the group\'s senior members have also been prevented from entering the building. The complex houses a museum that documents the Bahraini regime\'s human rights violations.

[09 May 2014] Saudi court gives youth activities heavy prison sentences - English

[28 Apr 2014] UN chief alarmed by mass death sentences in Egypt - English

[29 Sept 2013] Bahraini court hands 50 Shia Muslims jail terms of up to 15 years - English

[26 Feb 2015] Bahraini court orders capital punishment for 3 anti-regime protesters - English

[17 Apr 2014] Students, activists in Tunisia to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day - English

The crackdown on dissent continues in Bahrain where a court has sentenced 13 people to jail for allegedly trying to kill policemen. Twelve of these Bahrainis received a 10-year jail term. Another person was given a three- year sentence. They had all taken part in an anti-regime demonstration. In a separate case at another court in the Bahraini capital Manama, a policeman was acquitted of attempting to murder a protester because of what was called insufficient proof. The legal proceedings against protesters have been described as show trials by rights activists. The Bahraini regime has harshly cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations which began in the Persian Gulf kingdom in early 2011.

A Bahraini court has sentenced five protesters to 15 years in prison with two of the defendants in absentia. The Bahraini regime accuses the men of being behind two bomb attacks including one during last year\'s Formula one race. The kingdom\'s state news agency says the protesters have admitted being behind the blasts. Activists, however, say they have pleaded not guilty. The tiny Persian Gulf monarchy is accused of widespread and excessive use of force against protesters, including confessions under torture. Bahrain has been rocked by anti-regime demonstrations since February 20-11, with the protesters calling for the government to step down.

[1st September 2016] Bahraini court sentences two nationals to 15 years in jail | Press TV English

A Bahraini court has sentenced 10 anti-regime protesters to jail as part of Manama\'s continued crackdown on dissent.

A Bahraini court has sentenced 16 Shia activists to seven years in prison each for taking part in anti-government protests. This is the latest in a series of convictions the Bahraini regime has imposed against protesters - among them prominent rights activist Nabil Rajab. Rajab was arrested in late 2012 and is currently serving a two-year sentence. Rights groups have repeatedly called for his release but Bahraini authorities have refused to free him from jail. The arrests and trials come against the backdrop of unabated protests in the Persian Gulf Kingdom against the rule of the Al Khalifah monarchy.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Qasim al-Hashimi, with the Bahrain international mission, about a court in Bahrain sentencing five opposition protesters to 15 years in prison as the Al Khalifa regime continues its crackdown on dissents.

Egypt\'s public prosecutor has ordered the trial of three political activists on charges of protesting without permission and an alleged assault on police. Among those to stand trial is Ahmed Maher, the founder of the April 6 movement. The movement helped ignite the popular uprising in 2011 that led to the ouster of former dictator Hosni Mubarak. Still, no date has been fixed for the trial. But this is the first case of activists being charged under the provisions of a new, controversial protest law. The Interim President, Adly Mansour signed the Law in November. It bans gatherings of more than 10 people without prior permit. Critics have described the move as an attempt to stifle the right to public protest.

Anti-regime demonstrations rage on in Bahrain, despite the heavy-handed crackdown on protesters. In the latest round of protests, regime forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Abu Saiba, west of the capital Manama. Earlier on Friday, a mass rally was held to condemn a controversial ruling by a Bahraini court which disbanded a Shia Muslim clerical body. The verdict against the Islamic Scholars Council came in a lawsuit filed by Bahrain\'s Justice Ministry accusing the organization of promoting sectarianism. The move has been criticized by the opposition and human rights groups, who say it is part of the regime\'s efforts to silence the voice of dissent. Since 2011, anti-regime demonstrations have been held almost every day in Bahrain, in defiance of the deadly crackdown.

[09 June 2014] Saudi court sentences 2 Shia activists to death, another to 25 years in prison - English

[27 Apr 2014] Minya court hands lengthy sentences to 63 Brotherhood supporters - English

[09 June 2014] Saudi court sentences 2 Shia activists to death, another to 25 years in prison - English

[26 May 2014] Court in Bahrain sentences four to life in prison on terrorism charges - English

An Egyptian court has sentenced 26 people to death for plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal. The men, who were tried in their absence, were charged while in custody. The court accuses the defendents of founding and leading a terrorist cell, which wanted to disrupt the major shipping route. It also referred the verdict to the Grand Mufti of Cairo, who now has to validate the sentences. The recent spate of violence has rocked Egypt, after former president Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the military in July, and placed under arrest. The latest ruling comes as another court in the country sentenced over 2-hundred Morsi supporters to prison over a variety of charges on Tuesday.

[28 Jan 2015] Bahraini political figures banned from attending court session - English

[13 April 2012] Bahrain uprising - Middle East Today - Presstv - English Rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's family is fear for his life in Bahraini jails. Khawaja, the co-founder and former president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, began a hunger strike in early February to protest against the life sentence he received last year and Manama's ongoing crackdown on peaceful protests. Amnesty International has also called for the 'immediate and unconditional release' of al-Khawaja, considering him a 'prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.' Hunger strikes seem to have an effect on the Israeli authorities who are holding thousands of Arabs and Palestinians in jails without trial. Why does it seem harder for Bahraini activists in jail with unjust sentences to get their rights? What are the humanitarian conditions which stipulate holding a UNSC meeting to discuss a crisis in a country?

A prominent political activist says that the international community must put pressure on the Bahraini king to stop putting citizens in military court, particularly doctors and nurses. In an exclusive interview with Press TV, David Benton, International Coalition of Nurses, elaborates on the crisis underway in Bahrain and the Saudi-backed government continues its crackdown on civilians.

[03 Sept 2013] Egyptian military court sentences a number of Muslim Brotherhood members to life in jail - English

[17 March 2015] Cairo court sentences Brotherhood leader & members to death - English