Bahrain 19, a group concerned with defending freedom of opinion and expression, called on the Bahraini authorities to “release all the media persons, photographers, bloggers and online activists who were arrested over practicing freedom of opinion and expression.”

The Bahrain Observatory for Human Rights called on the Bahraini government to commit to the tripartite agreement signed between the government, employers and the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions that stipulates reinstating all employees dismissed over the 2011 events.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the United States administration to continue to pressure the Bahraini government to fully implement the BICI recommendations, including those regarding freedom of religion and belief, and address accountability for past abuses against the Shi’a community.

Bahrain’s Alba Trade Union called on the Alba company’s administration to cooperate more and treat all trade unions equally.

The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions doubted the success of the “Parallel Bahrainisation System” after the government abolished the “contracting system”.

Index on Censorship said in a statement published online that "Bahrain, in particular, has intensified the use of stripping citizenship from those who dissent or speak out in protest as a form of punishment" and that "these practices and threats should immediately cease and all those who have fallen victim should have their citizenship restored. It is their right."

Sources close to prisoners held at Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison said that the prison's administration decided to tie up the hands and feet of all prisoners sentenced to 10-year prison terms or more while receiving treatment in hospitals.

The US Department of State urged the Bahraini authorities to immediately release the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her baby.

In a speech delivered on the World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May 3rd, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said: “We are proud that our country did not witness the imprisonment of any journalist,” which international reports refute.

The February 14 Youth Coalition organized popular rallies marking Labour Day on May 1st. A rally was organized in Abu Saiba during which the crowds held flags and chanted anti-regime slogans.

In response to questions sent on the FCO Twitter account, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Anelay said that the "UK encourages Bahrain Government to deliver international and domestic human rights commitments including on treatment of detainees."

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif announced that Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is paying a visit to Egypt now, vowed to build 30 Azhari institutions across Egypt’s provinces.

The Bahraini authorities refused for the second consecutive year to grant a permit for staging a Labor Day demonstration, organized by the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU).

Detainees at Dry Dock Prison said that the prison’s administration is avoiding to meet their demands that they had asked for, following a one-month hunger strike.

The 30-year-old Hussein Al-Banay from Bahrain’s Sitra has been recorded as the ninth Sickle Cell disease casualty after he passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning (April 26, 2016).

Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in his capacity as Deputy King, issued a Royal Order appointing the former Minister of Information Affairs Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi as Advisor for Information Affairs in his court.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court has sentenced eight people to life in jail after convicting them of "terrorism" and violence against security forces in two separate cases, authorities said.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) announced that 40 arrests took place last week, noting that 72% of these arrests were carried out arbitrarily by illegal house raids.

The Freedoms and Human Rights Department at Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a report revealing the widespread human rights and religious freedoms violations practiced by the Bahraini authorities in 2015.

Bahrain’s cabinet announced that social media accounts of state employees working in the government only reflect their own personal views and do not, in any way, reflect the governmental bodies they work for.