Bahrain Mirror: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that the fiscal deficit of the Bahraini government would reach approximately 15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2016, with the drop of oil prices to lowest rate since 12 years.

Bahrain Mirror: A number of Human Rights organizations announced that the Canadian University Of Montreal will host an art exhibition marking the fifth anniversary of the Bahraini uprising that erupted on February 14 to call for putting an end to the ruling Al Khalifa family's monopoly over power.

Bahrain Mirror: The main opposition group in Bahrain Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society denounced the "terrorist act and brutal crime committed by terrorists in the Sayeda Zeinab area in the Syrian capital Damascus, leaving dozens killed and injured."

A Bahraini court decided on Sunday (January 31, 2016) to release detainee Jalila Al-Sayed Amin following nearly one year of imprisonment.

Dozens of protestors took to the streets of Bahrain in the early hours of Monday morning (February 1, 2016) to express their determination and will to carry on the revolution, which erupted five years ago.

The revolutionary forces in Bahrain announced during a rally in the village of Diah outside martyr Ali Mushaima’s house the civil disobedience program, which they had called for in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Bahraini revolution.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund on Friday (January 29, 2016) urged Bahrain to take "sizable" steps to reduce its growing budget deficit as slumping oil prices have sharply reduced exports and government revenues.

Bahrain Mirror: The General Secretariat of the Bahraini Parliament said that "the complaints brought forth to the competent parties against a number of social media users have crossed the limits of their right guaranteed by the Constitution to freedom of opinion, criticism and expression, posting insults and defamatory material."

Bahrain’s level of freedom continued to deteriorate according to the index of political rights and civil liberties that Freedom House uses to determine the freedom status of countries across the world. For the seventh consecutive year, Freedom House has classified Bahrain as “Not Free”.

Bahrain’s Pearl Center for Studies and Research published a booklet in which it documents the testimonies of victims of torture inside prisons in Bahrain.

Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, condemned the “heinous terrorist act” that targeted worshippers at the Imam Ridha Mosque located in the Al-Ahsa governorate, east of Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Diplomatic tensions are causing airlines in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Bahrain to lose millions of dollars in revenue at a time when all three countries are grappling with the economic impact of lower oil prices

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Witnesses stated on Thursday (January 28, 2016) that the Bahraini security authorities removed barriers near the Pearl Roundabout, which was the center of the February and March protests, to the north and replaced them with police vehicles.

Bahrain Mirror: Three Bahraini organizations condemned the sentences issued by Bahraini courts on January 25, 2016 to imprison 57 detainees to an additional 15 years over claims of their involvement in Jaw Prison riots that took place in March, 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini opposition leader Abdul Jalil Al-Singace announced on Thursday (January 28, 2016) that he ended his hunger strike which lasted for 313 days, protesting the abuse practiced against the detainees in Jaw Central Prison following the unrest that erupted in March 2015.

The local Bahraini Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the Bahraini King’s advisor Nabeel Al-Hamer, said that the complaints and reports raised by the parliament against accounts on social media outlets reached up to 15.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution announced that Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji was referred to court over charges of insulting Saudi Arabia and calling for demonstrations.

Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeals reconfirmed sentencing 7 suspects to 10 and 15 years in prison over blowing up two gas cylinders in a vehicle in the village of Sehla.

Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 10-year prison terms to 4 suspects accused of burning tires in the village of Aali and assault by hurling Molotov cocktails at the vehicle of former MP Mohammad Khaled.

Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch issued its World Report 2016 in which it highlighted that further evidence emerged in 2015 of torture and mistreatment of detainees, pointing to the ineffectiveness of institutions established since 2011 to safeguard detainees, and the persistent failure of authorities to hold officials accountable for torture and other serious rights violations.