Brian Dooley, director of the Human Rights Defenders program in Human Rights First, said in an article he published in the Huffington Post newspaper that President Trump’s assaults on the media, attacks on refugee rights, reports that his administration is considering withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council, and his increasing chumminess with dictators are all alarming signs for human rights defenders hoping for support from Washington.

The Office of Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted a panel at the Russell US Senate Office Building on the sixth anniversary of Bahrain’s pro-democracy uprising.

An event held on March 1, 2017, entitled, "Bahrain 6 years on - where to go from here?" focused on what next steps could be taken in order to pressure Bahraini authorities to live up to their human rights commitments.

Bahrain’s fifth high court issued 6-month jail term against a Bahraini (36 years) with special needs for beating a policeman while performing his duty in arresting his wanted brother.

Bahrain’s Sixth High Appeals Court upheld 5-year jail term against 3 appellants over the charge of putting a hoax bomb on the public street in Tubli.

The British government has refused to back a joint United Nations statement criticising Bahrain over its deteriorating human rights record.

Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Parliament Speaker, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said that Bahrain’s king could have built constructive relations with his people, if it wasn't for Saudi Arabia's military occupation of Bahrain.

Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that the Assistant Foreign Minister Abdulla Al-Dosari met on Wednesday (March 1, 2017) the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scott Busby on the sidelines of the 34th session of Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 2 suspects over putting hoax bomb and burning ties in A'ali and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 3-year jail term against a teacher over hiding 3 convicts.

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects to 3 years in prison and a third one to 5 years and bind them to pay 519 BD for the damages over burning car, assembling and making riots in Ras Rumman.

U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents said.

Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, discussed with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the outcomes of their recent visits in Gulf countries.

Bahrain’s Minister of Housing, Bassem Al Hamar confirmed that the East Sitra housing project is not listed in the GCC Marshal projects, pointing out the lack of required budget to implement the project.

Unknown individuals sabotaged the cars of some participants in a seminar held by National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”, on Wednesday (March 1, 2017).

The Second Lower Criminal Court decided on Tuesday that next May 25, 2017, would be the day to issue verdict in the case of journalist Nazeeha Saeed, over charges of “working without a permit”.

The family of Bahraini detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein, said they received a short phone call from him at night on Tuesday (February 29, 2017), after more than 120 days since his arrest.

The family of Bahraini detainee Fadel Sayed Abbas said it received a call from him today after 152 of his enforced disappearance, and 87 days after the last phone call with him.

Bahrain’s Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-instance verdict issued against a suspect from 15 to 7 years in prison over damaging police car in A’ali.

The Supreme Court of Appeals sentenced 4 suspects to one year in prison instead of 3 years over assembly and arson case.