The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, saluted the Bahraini people on the fifth anniversary of their peaceful uprising, stressing that the conflict in Bahrain is political and not sectarian.

The English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke criticized Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa’s candidacy for FIFA over probably being involved in human rights violations in Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): An American journalist and her camera crew who were arrested in Bahrain and accused of participating in an illegal gathering have left the country after being released on Tuesday, their families said in a statement.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, offered its sincere condolences for the loss of Lord Eric Avebury, describing him as "the defender of the freedom of all nations,"

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said it recorded 46 demonstrations staged in 26 different areas across the Kingdom of Bahrain, marking the fifth anniversary of the Bahraini uprising that erupted on February 14, 2011.

Bahrain Mirror: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Nigeria to voice their support for the demands of the Bahraini people.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Four U.S. journalists arrested in Bahrain while covering the anniversary of the island nation's 2011 uprising were charged, released and heading for the airport Tuesday to fly out of the country, a lawyer said.

Following interrogation, the Public Prosecution released on Monday (February 15, 2016) the prominent Shiite cleric and president of the dissolved religious scholars council, Sayed Majeed Al-Mashal, on the condition of staying at a specified place of residence.

The Bahraini Public Prosecution accused cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashal of participating in unlicensed protest in Al-Musallah area.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahraini prosecutors began questioning four detained American journalists on Tuesday following their arrest in the tiny island kingdom on the anniversary of its 2011 uprising, a lawyer said.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A U.S. journalist and three members of her camera crew were detained in Bahrain on Sunday, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday, urging Bahrain to release the four American citizens "rapidly and without harm."

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain has arrested four American journalists covering the anniversary of its 2011 uprising amid a long crackdown on dissent in the tiny Gulf nation, witnesses said Monday.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini authorities have arrested four Americans during protests marking the fifth anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising in the kingdom, US and Bahraini authorities said, drawing condemnation from rights groups.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahraini police have detained four U.S. citizens, including one who was masked and taking part in a riot, a senior police official said on Monday, and local media reported they were journalists covering a protest.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Hundreds of Bahraini youths shouting anti-government slogans took to the streets in Bahrain despite a heavy police presence Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of an uprising calling for political change in the tiny island kingdom.

The head of the general police directorate in Bahrain’s capital said that all the necessary legal measures have been taken against the four arrested US journalists, and the case has been referred to the Public Prosecution.

Bahrain Mirror: Five human rights organizations commemorated the fifth anniversary of the February 14 uprising and said in a statement that "the political situation in the past five years have not gotten any better since Bahraini authorities clamped down on 2011 protests".

Bahrain Mirror: The former Member of Bahraini Parliament Ali Al-Aswad stated that "there is clear division between Washington and London on how to address the Bahraini situation. The stances also varied among European Union countries."

Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini expats in Australia's Victoria state organized a solidarity vigil with the Bahrainis in the kingdom on Sunday (February 14, 2016), marking the fifth anniversary of the Bahraini uprising.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini and Foreign activists chose to build a symbolic monument, a huge balloon resembling the Pearl (LuaLua) Roundabout, in Washington to voice their support for the protest movement that was launched in Bahrain in 2011.