The House of Representatives agreed in its session held on Tuesday (April 24, 2018) to lift the immunity of MP Khalid Al-Shaer based on a request submitted by Minister of Justice to lift Al-Saher’s immunity.

The Bahraini authorities arrested on Sunday (April 21, 2018) Haj Hassan Khamis Al-Nuami for 15 days pending investigation, over reciting a Shiite popular song.

President of the Supreme Council for Health Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa expressed his satisfaction regarding the cooperation level between Bahrain and South Korea Bahrain’s in implementing the national insurance health program.

The US State Department report about human rights in the world said that the Bahraini government limited freedom of speech and press through active prosecution of individuals under national security laws that targeted journalists to limit speech in print and social media.

The US State Department report about human rights in the world for 2017 that was recently issued stated that the Bahraini government denied holding any political prisoners, although it acknowledged holding several dozen high-profile individuals, including leaders or prominent members of political societies and organizations and others who were publicly critical of government institutions or government actions prior to their arrests.

The US State Department annual report about human rights stated that the Bahraini government does not implement the laws against official corruption adequately. Reports indicated that some officials reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity.

US Ambassador to Bahrain Justin Hicks Siberell expressed his country’s support to Bahrain’s efforts in combating human trafficking.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “the interception of an Emirati airliner by Qatari fighter jets as it was carrying dozens of passengers from Dammam to Abu Dhabi.”

Human Rights activist Nabeel Rajab Said that he is serving a prison term without knowing the reasons behind the sentence raised against him.

The Government of Bahrain said in its response on a bill preventing members and heads of dissolved political societies from running in the election that the members and heads of these societies are on a par with those joining banned and secret organizations

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) issued a statement on what it called “reports issued by some foreign parties on the human rights situation in Bahrain”.

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, said: “Demand Number 14: Putting Al Jazeera on trial” in reference to the 13 demands presented by each of Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to Qatar.

Brigadier-General Ibrahim Hassan, Commandant of the Royal Police Academy in the Interior Ministry, said that ongoing security developments and changes are being taken into consideration in order to develop the academic programs in the academy, especially those related to terrorism and cybercrime and economic crimes.

Director of Operations and Control at the General Directorate of Traffic Adel Al-Dosari asserted that the first quarter of the current year witnessed the registration of many stunt driving violations, in which 17 cars and four motorcycles were seized. He said that more traffic patrols had been deployed to tackle such dangerous practices and that severe measures are taken against the violators according to the law.

US State Department issued an annual report about human rights in the world for 2017. The report specialized 41 pages for Bahrain’s human rights practices in 2017.

Imprisoned human rights activist Naji Fateel celebrated the wedding of his daughter, Alyaa, as he was transferred to the Sharia courts to attend the event.

Lebanese Embassy in Bahrain issued a circular to Lebanese residents in the Gulf island stating that the Lebanese parliamentary elections vote will not be held in Bahrain.

A female Bahrain Defense Force staff member revealed that the personal trainer of Military Commander Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and King’s son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa sexually harassed her.

Head of National Health Regulatory Authority of Occupations and Services revealed that the Authority has recorded a number of health violations and many advertisements that exceeded the permissible limit.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said on Thursday (April 19, 2018) that the center’s president Nabeel Rajab is banned from drinking water since 24 hours.