The trial in Bahrain of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab was postponed until Aug. 2 on Tuesday and a request for his release rejected, his lawyer said, hours after 26 rights groups jointly called for him to be freed.

Bahrain is turning into a police state as vicious and arbitrary as Egypt, reported The Independent.

Court adjourned hearing of prominent HR activist Nabeel Rajab until August 2, said lawyer Mohammad Al-Jeshi on Twitter.

Trial of rights activist Nabeel Rajab postponed until Aug. 2 and request for his release rejected.

Bahraini Interior Minister informed his counterparts in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah about developments of Bahrain’s security situation.

Bahraini activist Ibrahim Sharif was freed from prison on Monday after serving a yearlong sentence over comments supporting political change in the kingdom, his supporters and family said.

Thousands of Bahrainis lit candles mourning the martyrs who lost their lives in the Karada terrorist bomb attack.

US AirForce official urged government to speed up bids by Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain to buy fighter jets.

Al-Wefaq source denied that the opposition group received any official notice from court, regarding decision to suspend it.

Bahraini authorities released prominent opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif, after he served one-year prison term.

Bahraini court to hand down verdict next week in government's bid to dissolve main opposition group Al-Wefaq.

The Al-Wasat Bahraini Newspaper said that a number of shops near the main street in Diraz have been largely

Head of the Bahraini Ulama Islamic Council, which was dissolved by the authorities, Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal, said that Shiites are facing "the biggest target in our contemporary era".

Diraz will have been isolated today (July 10, 2016) for 20 days. It has been isolated on the social, commercial and digital levels since the government announced the revocation of Sheikh Isa Qassim's citizenship on June 20. It is noteworthy mentioning that the Internet services in Diraz degrades daily from 7 PM until the dawn.

British MPs slammed a Conservative MP, Jack Lopresti, for sponsoring and hosting a parliamentary event for the Bahraini government in the House of Commons aiming at whitewashing its human rights record that was met with wide criticism. Lopresti is also accused of receiving thousands of pounds' worth of funding for foreign trips from the repressive Gulf kingdom's rulers.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said that the besiege over Diraz was imposed after what it described as "illegal assembly", denying preventing residents from entering to the village

Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets in several villages across Bahrain on Friday (July 8, 2016) under the slogan of "Sacrificing Friday" announcing their adherence to putting an end to the ruling of Al Khalifa family's monopoly over power and condemning the sectarian practices against the Shia majority.

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, said that the situation in Bahrain is not just a human rights issue but also a geopolitical issue.

The Al-Wasat newspaper said that a number of citizens were denied visiting their families in Diraz that is witnessing a siege by the security forces since the citizenship of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim was revoked on June 20.

The Al-Wasat newspaper said that a number of citizens were denied visiting their families in Diraz that is witnessing a siege by the security forces since the citizenship of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim was revoked on June 20.