UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned about “the gravity of the situation” in Bahrain, reiterating his Office’s readiness to assist with “any genuine effort to address the situation” in the island kingdom.

Families of a number prisoners held at Dry Dock Prison reported that inmates have been suffering more harassment by the security authorities, as they continue their hunger strike in protest of the deterioration of prison conditions.

The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Monday (September 11, 2017) two citizens and took them to unknown place.

Days after Amnesty issued its report in which it confirmed that Bahrain oppresses its dissidents, a Bahraini governmental institution asserted that prisons are free from any form of systematic torture and ill-treatment.

Middle East Monitor website stated that the latest comments by Benjamin Netanyahu about relationships with a number of Arab countries highlight the links between Bahrain and Israel, which “go back to 1994”, Al-sharq.com said on Friday.

The British Morning Star newspaper said that “Britain must stop “lending cover” to human rights abuses in Bahrain, Amnesty International said yesterday as it published a new report on the Gulf kingdom.” The organization warned of a “disastrous decline” in Bahrain’s human rights situation, saying that families have been targeted by the authorities after their relatives protested peacefully in London.

Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States, said that the embassy evacuated about 31 Bahrainis including families from different areas in Florida to Atlanta, Washington and other areas.

The Public Prosecution charged the prominent human rights activist Abdulnabi Al-Ekri and journalist Faisal Hayyat with “assembly” and taking part in an unlicensed protest.

An official statistics revealed that the Accidents and Emergency Department in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex received more than 71000 patients and follow-up patients within 3 months (May, June and July) in 2017.

Famous American journalist Nicholas Kristof said that the last $3.8 billion arms sale package to Bahrain, which was approved by the US Department of State, will increase oppression in Bahrain.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 49/2017 reappointing two members of the Constitutional Court.

The Bahraini security authorities summoned the prominent human rights activist Abdulnabi Al-Ekri and journalist Faisal Hayyat for interrogation today (Sunday, September 10, 2017). The reasons behind the summons are still unknown.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa directed Bahrain’s embassy in Washington to take the necessary procedures for the safety of all Bahraini nationals in the state of Florida and ensure their rapid evacuation before arrival of hurricane “Irma”.

Bahrain announced Thursday it has pressed charges against 25 men over an attack on police in the Gulf kingdom, where a crackdown on dissent has drawn criticism from rights groups.

Cultural Attaché at the Bahrain Embassy in the United States called on all Bahraini students in Florida, specifically in Miami and neighboring areas, to evacuate and move to safe areas with alert and caution.

Hundreds of Bahrainis took part in evening demonstrations in various areas across Bahrain to denounce the massacres committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Activists and human rights defenders confirmed that political prisoners at Jaw Central Prison began their open hunger strike today on Saturday (September 9, 2017), which is to continue until their demands are met.

Bahrain condemned as inaccurate a report by the Amnesty International rights group accusing the Bahraini government of crushing dissent and violently cracking down on protests over the last year.

The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Detainees held at the Jaw Central Prison began an open hunger strike in protest against the deteriorating conditions in the prison today on Saturday.