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Bahrain jails nine defendants for life for ‘cooperating’ with Iran’s IRGC | Espionage News

Bahrain jails nine defendants for life for ‘cooperating’ with Iran’s IRGC | Espionage News

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Convictions handed down amid an intensified crackdown by Bahraini authorities on individuals accused of having ties to Tehran. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026 Bahrain 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. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The convictions were handed down during an intensified crackdown by Bahraini authorities on individuals accused of ties to Tehran. The crackdown followed a wave of Iranian strikes on Bahrain after the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February. Iran began striking all of its Gulf neighbours in response, saying it was targeting American interests, including military bases. Prosecutors said some of the defendants photographed vital and strategic sites in Bahrain on behalf of the IRGC. Others …

DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants

DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants

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Ed Martin has been one of the biggest supporters of Jan. 6 defendants in the Trump administration. The conservative activist called for “die-hard true Americans” to work until their “last breath” to “stop the steal” of the 2020 presidential election in a speech at the Capitol on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. Martin got to know Trump when he hosted fundraisers for Capitol siege defendants on Trump properties. Martin was then named interim top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, where he oversaw the dismissal of hundreds of Jan. 6 cases and the firing or demotions of dozens of prosecutors who worked on the case. It was his support for the “J6ers” that cost him the backing of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who blocked Martin’s confirmation to hold the post permanently. He told a conservative podcaster that Tillis asked him if he favored “reparations” for Jan. 6 rioters. “We should do it, we shouldn’t be afraid,” Martin said in the May 2025 interview. “You’re damn right I want to pay J6ers. If you …

“Highway robbery”: Dems accuse Trump of creating .7 billion “slush fund” for Jan. 6 defendants

“Highway robbery”: Dems accuse Trump of creating $1.7 billion “slush fund” for Jan. 6 defendants

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The Department of Justice announced a $1.7 billion fund to compensate people who believe they were unfairly targeted by previous Democratic administrations on Monday. While the DOJ shared that there were  “no partisan requirements” to file a claim, the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is seen by critics as a way for Jan. 6 defendants and allies of the Trump administration to seek compensation. The fund is part of a settlement agreement in President Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. In exchange for the creation of the fund, Trump and his organization have agreed to drop the lawsuit, as well as claims related to the raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department’s intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shared in a statement. “As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.” Democratic …

Appeals trial for murder of teacher Samuel Paty focuses on defendants’ personal lives

Appeals trial for murder of teacher Samuel Paty focuses on defendants’ personal lives

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The lawyers for the accused Brahim Chnina, Frank Berton and Louise Tort, at the Paris courthouse on January 26, 2026. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP An overwhelmed Brahim Chnina and a combative Abdelhakim Sefrioui were separated by only a few meters in the defendants’ box at the Special Criminal Court appeals trial in Paris. Their demeanor during the hearing could not have been more different. From January 26 to 30, the first week of the appeal trial for the murder of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020 by a young jihadist of Chechen origin, focused on the backgrounds and personalities of the four defendants. The backgrounds of Naïm Boudaoud and Azim Epsirkhanov, the two alleged accomplices of the attacker Abdoullakh Anzorov, who was killed by law enforcement immediately after the murder, revealed little due to their youth. But the life stories of Brahim Chnina and Abdelhakim Sefrioui, sentenced respectively to 13 and 15 years in prison for participation in a terrorist criminal conspiracy, offered more insight. Chnina, 53, and Sefrioui, 66, were a study in contrasts. Deeply …