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Bahrain jails 5 tweeters on defamation chargeFive Bahrainis have been jailed for a year each for defaming His Majesty King Hamad on Twitter, a report said. They include a teacher, a lawyer and two brothers who are students, according to the report in the Gulf Daily News, our More… |
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Bahrain Shura agrees 20 years jail for hate crimesPeople found guilty of inciting hatred against Bahrain's security forces could soon face up to 20 years in jail, a report said. The Shura Council yesterday approved urgent amendments to the Penal Code that will now be sent to More… |
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Kuwaiti politician jailed for insulting emirA prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail on Monday for insulting the country's ruler, his lawyer said. The court found Musallam Al-Barrak, an outspoken f More… |
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Bahrain may offer free education to prisonersAll inmates in Bahrain’s jails could soon be provided free education, training and jobs as part of a new law designed to improve prison conditions in the kingdom, a report said. An article of the law approved by the Shura Co More… |
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Bahrain blast accused get 15 years jailFifteen men have been sentenced to a combined 225 years in prison for their role in an explosion that injured five policemen, however only one will actually serve time behind bars. They were convicted of detonating a booby trap at More… |
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New jail term on fugitive bankerA fugitive bank executive has been handed an additional one-year jail sentence for embezzlement by a Bahrain court, a report said. Former Unicorn Bank chief executive Majid Al Refai was convicted by the High Criminal Court yesterd More… |
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Bahrain mulls giving time off to prisonersInmates of Bahrain jails who have completed half of their sentences could soon be allowed time outside prison with their families, a report said. The Shura Council yesterday backed the plan, which would give them time off every si More… |
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Bahrain Shura clears new private sector bribery lawBahrain’s Shura Council has given the green light to a new law that criminalises bribery and embezzlement in the private sector and imposes tough new punishments. It states those found guilty, whether the briber or the perso More… |
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UAE frees hundreds of debtors from jailThe UAE has released from prison around 290 people convicted of bouncing cheques, the state news agency said on Saturday, the latest step by one of the world's richest countries to help its citizens deal with their debts. The More… |
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Ex-bank boss convicted of $26m fraud in BahrainA Bahrain court has sentenced a former bank chief executive convicted of embezzling BD10 million ($26.52 million) to jail for four years in absentia, said a report. Alkhair Bank founder Majid Al Refai was also fined BD5,000 by the Lower Cr More… |
