The Bahraini high criminal court did not take the objection of the first suspect accused of setting fire to two vehicles, owned by former Bahraini Member of Parliament Ali Al-Dirazi.

The Bahraini Special Investigation Unit (SIU) affiliated to Public Prosecution summoned on Wednesday (May 11, 2016) Sayed Talal Alawi, husband of recently released detainee Rayhana Al-Mosawi, for interrogation.

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist, Zainab Al-Khawaja, who is currently imprisoned in Bahrain, received information stating that the sentencing judge confirmed that there is no decision made to release her, according to statements made by her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja on social media.

The Middle East Eye Website reported on Tuesday (May 10, 2016) that Cherif Bassiouni, who chairs the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), said that the comments attributed to him by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) are "not accurate".

Bahrain's Third Minor Criminal Court convicted owner of "Mnarfezhom" Twitter account in two new cases, in which he was accused of insulting two citizens, accusing them of betraying the country and inciting to overthrow the regime.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Office of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) announced that starting from May 15, the paperwork requirements for applications submitted to the Visas and Residence Directorate will be reduced and the required stamps will be limited to only one.

The BuzzFeed News website revealed that Maryam Al-Khawaja sent screenshots of a handwritten letter by Zainab Al-Khawaja to BuzzFeed News describing her sufferings inside Isa Town Women's Prison along with her 18-month-old son.

The death toll from a car bomb claimed by Islamic State in the Iraqi capital's Sadr City district rose to 50, police and hospital sources said on Wednesday.

The national opposition democratic forces stressed that most of the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), issued on November 23, 2011, were not implemented.

Abdullah Hashem, a Bahraini lawyer who takes cases of extremist groups members in Bahrain, stated that Bahrain’s Third Minor Criminal Court sentenced tweeter “Mnarfezhom” to two months in prison.

The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued against 15 appellants, sentencing them to 15 years in prison over killing a policeman in Al-Ekr area.

Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, who chairs the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), said that Bahrain implemented the commission’s recommendations, claiming that these actions led Bahrain to “overcoming the 2011 events”.

Bahrain announced in a ceremony attended by senior family members and officials that it completed implementing the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI).

The Bahraini authorities announced that human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who is serving 3 years in prison over insulting the king, is to be released for “humanitarian” reasons, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Ambassador Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla.

Deputy Head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Said Yousif al-Muhafdha, said that what is occurring with Rayhana Al-Mosawi and her husband, after they filed a complaint to the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR), is “what we feared and expected”.

The charge raised against her was "involvement" in what was known as the "February 14 Group". Rayhana Al-Mosawi served 3 full years in prison, which makes her the Bahraini woman who spent the longest prison term, consecutively, since the 2011 events.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said Monday that a prominent female activist will be released after spending nearly two months in prison.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja who is in jail with her toddler will be released for "humanitarian" reasons.

President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, announced that activist Rayhana Al-Mosawi documented on Sunday (May 8, 2016) at the National Institution for Human Rights the torture she was subjected to during her interrogation three years ago.

The Bahrain Shura Council approved in its session held on Sunday (May 8, 2016) Decree 28/2015 to amend a number of provisions of the Commercial Companies Law issued by decree 21/2001.