A Bahrain court on June 3 issued sentences to three protesters for allegedly taking part in anti-government protests as well as attempting to kill a police officer. The crimes were committed during an attack on police in a Shi'ite village near Manama which has been a hotbed of anti-government protests since 2011. The first accused protester has been sentenced to 15 years [7] for attempted murder and taking part in the protests, while the other two protesters were given lesser sentences of 10 years and five years.
Last month a Bahrain court sentenced six individuals [8] to a year in prison for insulting King Hamad via Twitter. Also last month a Bahrain court sentenced 31 protesters [9] to 15 years in prison for taking part in firebomb attacks that occurred during anti-government protests.
From Jurist [10], June 4. Used with permission.
