Security authorities in Bahrain prevented the country’s Shiite majority from holding their largest Friday prayers for a 60th consecutive week, by continuing to impose a siege on the town of Diraz.

Mass demonstrations were held in Al-Daraz and different areas across Bahrain Thursday night (September 7, 2017), in protest of the siege imposed on the Diraz region.

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry deplored the “erroneous information and inaccuracies” found in the Amnesty International report, stressing that the report was based on neither facts nor evidence.

Bahrain Hajj Mission head, Adnan al-Qattan, said unauthorized and sham campaigns that took pilgrims to Hajj without permits will face strict measures, as they will be referred to the public prosecution.

The Bahraini security authorities released on Wednesday (September 6, 2017) a citizen who was arrested at King Fahd Causeway while returning from Haj.

The Fourth Minor Criminal Court adjourned the case of detained Shiite cleric Sayed Mohieldin Al-Mashaal until September 18, with his continued detention.

The Public Prosecution referred on Thursday (September 7, 2017) 25 suspects, including 14 arrested over the charge of joining Saraya Al-Ashtar and causing an explosion in a bus affiliated to the security forces.

The Bahraini authorities arrested a number of individuals taking part in a rally in which they shouted slogans against a sisterly country.

Bahrain’s government has crushed dissent and violently cracked down on protests in the past year, Amnesty International said on Thursday, and it accused Britain and the United States in particular of turning a blind eye to its abuses.

Amnesty International issued on Thursday (September 7, 2017) a detailed report about human rights conditions in Bahrain in which it indicated to the serious violations practiced by the authorities against their critics.

The Bahraini security authorities continued on Wednesday (September 6, 2017) their campaign against citizens and activists and arrested 3 citizens, without mentioning the reasons behind the arrest.

Six UN experts urged the Government of Bahrain to provide information about the violations that detainees of Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaie’s family are subjected to and to confirm the “legal basis” for their detention.

Front Line Defenders expressed its concerns about the continued harassment, intimidation, and summoning of human rights defender Zainab Al-Khamis, who received a subpoena [by the Bahraini authorities] yesterday.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said that it arrested a number of individuals taking part in an unlicensed rally against a sisterly country. The Ministry said that it also arrested the main person who was shouting the slogans.

The Public Prosecution summoned yesterday Tuesday (September 5, 2017) the former detainee Rayhana Al-Mosawi and her husband Talal Alawi for interrogation on Wednesday, September 6.

An American Website specialized in the public relations stated that Bahrain has enlisted the Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee for a $1.2M information campaign in the US.

International human rights organizations called to stand in solidarity with prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Monday (September 11, 2017) at 10 AM in front of the Bahraini embassy in London, to show support for Rajab and for free expression in Bahrain.

Bahraini security authorities continued their large-scale operation launched on Sanabis and arrested two citizens, according to activists.

The General Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Evidence summoned activist Zainab Al Khamis for interrogation tomorrow Wednesday (September 6, 2017).

Deputy head of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights (EBOHR) said Bahraini security authorities prevented her from leaving the country without clarifying the reasons.