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.

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”.

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.

Pastor of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Kingdom of Bahrain confirmed that the Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has granted an estate to build a church for the Copts.

Information revealed that Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, head of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) will be received by the Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday (May 9, 2016).

The Freedoms and Human Rights Department at Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society expressed its concern, regarding the recurrent news it has been receiving from Jaw Central Prison since April 2016 about overcrowding issues in the prison, particularly block 4.

Bahraini children held at Dry Dock Prison said in a statement issued from prison that they are being subjected to torture by the security authorities in charge, calling for urgent action to put an end to these abuses.

Bahrain's Public Security Chief Major-General Tariq Al-Hassan leveled a blast at the recently released prisoner, Rayhana Al-Mosawi, over the statements she made to Bahrain Mirror, implicitly accusing her of attempting to defame Bahrain and incite public opinion.

The recently released detainee Rayhana Al-Mosawi, in response to Bahrain's Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan who doubted the statements she made in an interview with Bahrain Mirror, said: "What I have mentioned has been already filed as a complaint in May 2013 to the Ombudsman and I have a copy of this complaint."

The United States Department of State once again called for the release of detained Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja and her infant son, one month after the Bahraini foreign minister pledged in a press conference that Al-Khawaja will be released for humanitarian purposes.

Journalist Ahmad Hmaidan, who is serving a 10-year jail term since 2014, completed the measures taken to participate in the competition for the award, entitled “Khalifa bin Salman Press Award” in the Best Press Photo category.

Fawzia Rasheed, who works as a journalist at the local Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper that has close ties with the Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman, claimed that the Shiite denomination has turned into a new religion that "has no relation to true Islam that calls for monotheism, and its rituals have no relation to the Islamic religion's rites as well."

The British Guardian newspaper stated that "prosecutors are to appeal against a judge's decision to dismiss charges against protesters who said they took direct action against an arms fair to stop crimes being committed with the weapons on sale."

Bahrain's High Criminal Court convicted in absentia the son of former Prime Minister Khalifa Al-Dhahrani over charges narcotics possession for the purpose of trafficking and abuse as well as firearm possession. The court sentenced him to a year in prison with a 1,000 BD fine over the first charge and five more years and a 500 BD fine over the second charge.