Bahrain took a rare public reprimand at its United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review, said Brian Dooley, as the Bahraini government’s delegation had to sit and listen as country after country listed concerns about the country’s failure to introduce real reform despite promises made at its last UPR in 2012.

Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman said in an interview with French newspaper Le Monde, said that issuing a verdict convicting Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the supreme Shiite authority in Bahrain, would exacerbate the rage of the Shiite majority.

It isn’t much good preaching about human rights and then embracing a policy conveying the message that if a country has “strong military ties” with the United States then it is of no consequence if it persists in “torture and abuse…”

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa welcomed the Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and said that Egypt and Bahrain were subjected to provoked events, in reference to the popular protests demanding reform in the country.

Bahrain International Airport Police General Director announced yesterday the arrest of a number of individuals suspected to attempt to traffic an Asian who’s under a travel ban and is wanted by the Interpol.

Leader in the National Democratic Action Society Wa’ad Society and prominent activist Farida Ghulam stressed that the authorities are still imposing travel ban on activists, although the human rights council session that reviewed Bahrain’s human rights record concluded.

The Third High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the appeals of Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Ali Ahmad Basira until May 24 for pleading.

The Public Prosecution decided to detain Al-Wefaq Shura member, activist Nizar Al-Qarea'a, for 30 days pending interrogation.

A Bahraini court decided to adjourn the case of an organization known as "Al-Basta Group", comprising 18 suspects, to May 25, 2017, in order to assign a lawyer to a suspect and to plead for the attendees.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a verdict sentencing 9 suspects to 10 years in prison with the execution of sentence, after the security authorities accused them of burning a truck affiliated to cleaning company in Bani Jamra.

The Government of Bahrain welcomed in a statement on Monday (May 8, 2017) the hosting of the congress of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) which is held in Bahrain with participation of an Israeli delegation.

The Government of Bahrain is supposed to host an Israeli delegation on Thursday (May 11, 2017) to take part in the FIFA congress meetings.

The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld imprisonment verdicts against 4 defendants convicted with resisting policemen, possessing weapons and firing at the police during their arrest, in a chase at the Marina Club, toward the Maared street.

The Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Hassan Halwachi, warned from dividing major companies, or selling some of its services, in a speech he delivered Monday (May 1, 2017), during the annual ceremony commemorating Labor Day.

Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan stressed that over 7000 Bahrainis retired in 2016 due to what he called “rumours about changing retirement benefits”.

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)'s delegation led by NIHR's Chairman, held a meeting with Kate Gilmore, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Wilson palace in Geneva on the sideline of the 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Bahraini citizen Sayed Shobbar Al-Sayed Hashem (52 years) said that he has filed a housing request since 1993 (25 years ago).

Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam's holiest places if the kingdom does anything "ignorant", Tehran's defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the "battle" to Iran.

A Bahraini court postponed on Sunday (May 7, 2017) the trial of a Bahraini woman, his son, nephew and others, to May 22. The suspects are accused of putting a hoax bomb in A’ali village.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict issued against 2 appellants, sentencing one to 3 years in prison and another one to 10 years. Meanwhile, the court commuted the sentence of a defendant from 10 to 5 years in prison in a case that contains 32 suspects related to Diraz blast.