The King of Bahrain ratified a constitutional amendment today that paves the way for military trials of civilians, in yet another example of Bahrain’s efforts to dismantle access to justice and fair trial, said Amnesty International on its website.

The King of Bahrain ratified today Monday (April 3, 2017) the constitutional amendment allowing the military judiciary vast authorities, including trying civilians.

The Bahraini authorities arrested Monday (April 3, 2017) Jawad al-Sheikh, the father of martyr Ali al-Sheikh, in court after the Court of Appeals upheld a 3-year prison verdict against him.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly denounced throwing rotten eggs at a Saudi military official, describing what happened as “the barbaric assault” and considering the protestors “a group of terrorists”.

The Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to one year in prison for hiding wanted citizens over politically motivated cases. The court convicted the defendant because he, in person, hid the wanted despite knowing that arrest orders and jail terms are issued against them.

The Fifth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to a defendant over putting a hoax a bomb and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

Bahrain's top court on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been in prison since 2014, a judicial source said.

Iran rejected an allegation by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis that it was "the primary exporter of terrorism" and said on Saturday that the main source was U.S. ally Saudi Arabia.

Britain has expressed regret to Saudi Arabia after what it described as a "disturbance" during a visit by an aide to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to London last week.

An Egyptian court ruled on Sunday that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia is void, judicial sources said, potentially reviving a deal that triggered protests in Egypt.

The Bahraini court of cassation overturned on Monday (April 3, 2017) a verdict issued by appeals court sentencing the opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General to 9 years in prison.

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq, prominent Bahraini cleric and director of Hawza in Iranian City of Qom, commented on the verdict issued by a Bahraini court, sentencing him along with 2 others to 10 years in prison and revoking their citizenship. He stressed that the decision was based on “a vexatious and void trial." "I don’t recognize it," he added. "This trial targets everyone who demands legitimate and just rights for our oppressed people in Bahrain, in particular the ones who defend Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.”

Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain and urged Tehran to stop fueling "sectarian conflicts".

Information received by Amnesty revealed that detainee Ali Mohamed Hakeem Al-Arab has been tortured during his 26 days of interrogation, including having his toenails pulled off, given electric-shocks and beaten.

A Bahraini court stripped the citizenship of prominent cleric Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq along with two others after regime courts issued sentences reaching 15 years in prison against them. It is to mention that Al-Daqaq is the director of a scientific Hawza in Iranian City of Qom.

The National Democratic Action Society "Wa'ad" announced that “its electronic website was hacked yesterday (Friday, April 1, 2017) as the internal website’s control page was infiltrated and we were not able to log in any longer in order to add a subject or announcement or even control the website’s content.”

British Ambassador to Bahrain Simon Martin said “we are concerned with the terrorists Bahrain is facing and we took a stance in this regards. This is not limited to Bahrain only, but to the neighboring states as well. We are facing a challenge in security threat and we have to face these challenges together, because terrorism has no friend. We also refuse Iran’s threats to Bahrain and Gulf States.”

The Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic & Electronic Security announced on Sunday the arrest of a man for circulating on social media calls for illegal rallies under the title “Stance of Riffa Residents Against Traffic Law”. Such acts are punishable under Article 13 of Law 32 of 2006 which includes amendments to certain provisions of Law 18 of 1973 on public meetings, rallies and gatherings.

The United Nations called to carry out proper investigations in the killings of protestors in Bahrain. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said in a press conference on March 31, 2017 that “the United Nations demanded Bahrain to undertake confidence‑building measures and hold a genuine national dialogue that helps ensuring peace, stability and prosperity for all Bahrainis.”

U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and the co-chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released a statement in response to media reports that the Trump Administration plans to lift all human rights conditions on U.S. sales of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain.