Bahrain jails nine defendants for life for ‘cooperating’ with Iran’s IRGC
Key takeaways
- Convictions handed down amid an intensified crackdown by Bahraini authorities on individuals accused of having ties to Tehran.
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- Two other defendants were also jailed for three years each after being convicted of collaborating with the IRGC in what prosecutors described as “terrorist and espionage” activities, state media reported on Sunday.
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Convictions handed down amid an intensified crackdown by Bahraini authorities on individuals accused of having ties to Tehran.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A building is damaged after an Iranian drone strike in Manama, Bahrain, which was attacked by Iran from the first day of the US-Israel war on the country [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters]By Daniel Khalili-Tari Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life in prison for carrying out what authorities describe as “hostile and terrorist acts” in cooperation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Two other defendants were also jailed for three years each after being convicted of collaborating with the IRGC in what prosecutors described as “terrorist and espionage” activities, state media reported on Sunday.