A Bahraini court Thursday postponed until October 31 its verdict in the trial of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, charged with spreading false information and posting online insults, a judicial source said.

Bahrain’s security forces continued on Friday to prevent the Shiite majority from performing the biggest Friday prayers, after they prevented the Friday prayers Imam and worshippers from entering Diraz.

Bahrain security forces banned on Friday three human rights activists from leaving the country. This comes in a series of arbitrary measures adopted against activists and opposition figures.

The Bandw website published a group of 15 caricatures in "an artistic protest against the unlawful arrest of Nabeel Rajab and the human rights violations in Bahrain."

Prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Kazem Al Haeri issued a fatwa demanding the Bahraini people to defend the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expressed on the International Day of Non-Violence, marked October 2, 2016, its grave concern for the continued targeting of human rights defenders and civil society activists by the Bahraini authorities.

The “ENGLISH PEN” association called on supporters to join in its protest organized outside the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to express solidarity with human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, and urge the British government to defend him.

The Bahraini authorities arrested on Wednesday (October 5, 2016) Shiite cleric Sayed Mohammad Mahdi Al-Ghuraifi, one month after being released.

Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued four edicts, appointing 8 directors in the Ministry of Interior.

Assistant Undersecretary for Hospital Affairs Waleed Al-Manea stressed that a number of people working in the emergency department in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex submitted their resignations, explaining that the ministry asked the human resources department to recruit new employees, however, it is difficult to hire people now due to the budget.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received on Tuesday (October 4, 2016) Commander of the UK's Joint Forces, General Sir Chris Deverell, and his accompanying delegation in the presence of Chief of Staff, Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi.

Human Rights Watch criticized the silence of western governments in relation to arrest of prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.

A mass crowd took part in commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the Shiites’ third Imam, outside the house of spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights said that it documented violations committed by the Ministry of Interior against Ashura rituals in 15 villages, condemning the actions practiced by the authorities against religious beliefs.

The Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan claimed that the Ministry of Interior respects all religious occasions, including Ashura. This comes after the ministry took down Ashura banners and attacked those who participated in erecting the banners and flags.

Bahraini government agreed to pass decree to dissolve Information Affairs Authority, and assign all its missions, specialties, and employees to Ministry of Information Affairs.

Bahraini security forces continued targeting Shiite majority by removing Ashura flags and banners in at least 7 areas across Bahrain.

In a new violation of freedom of belief, Bahraini security forces prevented three Ashura obsequies from being held.

Clerics in Bahrain denounced the Bahraini security authorities over their removal of Ashura banners and flags, deeming this move “wrong and cowardly". They further stated that it's an attack on “the religion and its rituals" that undermines "the basics of the religion and nation that have been deep-rooted for hundreds of years.”

Bahrain's top court rejected Monday a request to release Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, who is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting hatred and forceful regime change.