King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 17/2017 specifying the terms and conditions for appointment of members of the National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) board of commissioners.

The Bahraini security forces released on Friday (March 10, 2017) the consultant orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ali Al-Ekri, after serving his 5-year jail term sentence.

The central committee in the National Democratic Action Society “Wa'ad” rejected the accusations raised by the ministry of justice against the society and considered them among the steps that target the freedom of political action in Bahrain and confront the political and economic reform attempts followed by Wa’ad.

Labour MP in House of Commons of the United Kingdom Emily Thornberry asked the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, on March 6, 2017, about the UK Government's policy regarding the proposed Swiss statement at the UN Human Rights Council on Bahrain; and if he is to issue a statement.

The Ministry of Interior accused on Thursday (March 9, 2017) the custodian of the Zahraa (as) Mosque in Hamad City of faking his attack incident by injuring himself and asking an Asian worker to take his photos.

Detained Dr. Ali Al-Ekri’s lawyer, Hamid Al-Mullah, said that his client will be released tomorrow Friday (March 10, 2017) from prison “with pride”.

Spokesman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Sayyed Hossein Naqvi Hosseini, said that the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s visit to Qatar was to discuss the case of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and demands of Bahraini people.

Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs slammed the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, over the speech he delivered in the 34th session of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday (March 8, 2017) in Geneva, describing his speech as “Unjustified Allegations”.

Daily sufferings of Diraz residents continue due to the siege imposed by the security authorities since June 2016.

Deputy Secretary General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, will launch today (March 9, 2017) "A Plea of a Country" book that contains plea texts of the leader of Bahraini opposition and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman.

Information at the Dry Dock detention center reported that detainee Ali Mohammad Hakim Al-Arab was beaten up and tortured, because he refused to kiss the foot of a prison guard.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights member Safaa Al-Khawaja said that the police are harassing hunger strikers in Jaw Central Prison.

The Dry Dock Prison continues its crackdown on political prisoners, through measures described as arbitrary.

Bahrain Transparency Society (BTS) issued a statement on International Women’s Day Wednesday, in which is called on the Bahraini authorities to release all women detainees held in cases linked to freedom of opinion and expression.

The Bahraini Jaafari Waqf (Endowment) directorate said Wednesday, that the custodian of the Zahra (as) Mosque in Hamad City was under an unfortunate attack before dawn prayers.

Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticized the increasing repression exercised by the authorities in Bahrain since June 2016.

The Unitary National Democratic Assemblage and the Progressive Democratic Tribune demanded the Ministry of Justice to withdraw its lawsuit to dissolve “Wa’ad” society.

Bahraini daily newspaper al-Wasat reported that the major administrative court said it scheduled next March 20 date for first hearing on dissolving the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”.

Deputy Secretary General of al-Wefaq Islamic National Society, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, said that the authorities’ decision to dissolve the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad” is evidence to “the absence of political rationality”.

A number of human rights groups denounced in the strongest possible terms “the Government of Bahrain’s efforts to dissolve Wa’ad and to systematically dismantle the country’s independent political space.”