The third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) ended on a sad note after it was announced that the active member of the federation, Abdulameer Al-Shakhouri (58 years old) had passed away.

Representatives of public sector unions were absent from the third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) and BATELCO Trade Union was only represented by one member of its general secretariat, Khatoun Al-Aradi.

Maria Helena Andre, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities, attended the opening session of the third general conference of the GFBTU on Saturday (March 5, 2016) and delivered the ILO’s speech.

Hans Christian, the vice-president of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, attended the opening session of the third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) that kicked off on Saturday (March 5, 2016).

The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) stated that the authorities prevented a number of international unionists from entering Bahrain to attend the GFBTU’s general conference and refused to grant visas to others.

The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions GFBTU is electing a new secretary general on Monday 7th March 2016.

Thousands of Shiite citizens in Bahrain called for international protection from the sectarian oppression practiced by the ruling Al Khalifa family against them on Friday (March 4, 2016), stressing that the authorities follow a systematic policy of targeting the indigenous Shia population.

The opposition revolutionary forces in Bahrain condemned listing Lebanon’s Hezbollah on terrorism blacklists of Gulf States, considering that this decision “undoubtedly reveals the treason of these states and the allegiance of their totalitarian family-ruled regimes to the Zionist entity.”

The Israeli Jerusalem Post reported that the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, recommended that the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council be taken up by the Arab League as well.

An account with an alias posted the story behind the picture on Twitter, which led the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to dismiss the Minister of Information Affairs and Minister of Parliament Affairs Isa Al-Hammadi from all his duties.

Bahrain's King dismissed Minister of Information Affairs and Minister of Parliament Affairs Isa Al-Hammadi from all his duties and appointed two ministers in his place.

Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), announced that the unit received during February, 2016, 35 complaints. The allegations varied between torture and maltreatment.

The Third Bahraini High Criminal (Appeals) Court upheld a verdict imprisoning the owner of "Bou Khamees" Twitter account for one year over charges of "insulting" the Al-Arabiya channel correspondent, Mohammed Al-Arab.

The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in the US Department of State issued a statement on (March 1, 2016) on the security cooperation between the US and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The statement stressed that Bahrain is a vital U.S. partner on a number of major defense initiatives.

A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (March 3, 2016) to life-imprisonment two suspects, who the authorities accuse of planting a bomb. The Bahraini authorities often raise such accusations against the peaceful protestors who call for a democratic transition.

The British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that his country raised the case of opposition leader, Ebrahim Sharif, with government of Bahrain.

Detainees at Bahrain’s Dry Dock Prison revealed that prison officers threatened to use force to stop the collective hunger strike, which the prisoners have launched demanding that the abuses practiced by prison authorities against them be put to an end.

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs in the field of cultural rights; on extreme poverty and human rights; and on freedom of religion or belief said that they have received concerning alleged patterns of continuous discrimination against Shia citizens

The Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa made a derogatory statement on Wednesday (March 2, 2016) against the Shiite sect which the majority of the indigenous people of Bahrain follow.

In its report on freedom on the internet, Freedom House rated Bahrain as "Not Free" among 6 other countries, including Syria and Saudi Arabia.