BNA said the This is Bahrain society will launch what it called “The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration” and “The King Hamad Global Centre for Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence”

Amnesty International urged people to contact the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, calling on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Taha al-Dirazi.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that there are 11 female Bahraini detainees from 9 villages arrested over political motives and charges related to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Some of the detainees were subjected to torture and ill-treatment during their interrogating sessions. The Forum indicated that the Bahraini authorities have put the Bahraini woman among the political retaliation targets and that more than 340 Bahraini women were subjected to arbitrary arrest over political background since 2011.

Muslim Brotherhood group in Bahrain called on leaders of GCC states to do their best to settle the Gulf dispute and reunite their counties.

The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday (July 11, 2017) a state budget bill for 2017 and 2018, with a deficit exceeding 2.5 billion BD.

Bärbel Kofler, Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, expressed, on her Twitter account, disappointment over the sentence issued against Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab.

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that detained Ibtisam Al-Saegh, member in Salam, launched a hunger strike against torture and maltreatment she was subjected to in the Criminal Investigation Department following her arrest.

The Bahraini King’s Son and Commander of the Bahraini Royal Guard, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, said he recognizes “The Miracle” to be an official title for him.

The sentencing of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, in his absence, to two years in prison for TV interviews is the latest shocking display of zero tolerance for freedom of expression by the Bahraini authorities, Amnesty International said Monday (July 10, 2017).

A Bahraini Member of Parliament confirmed that the Unified Family Law, which the government referred to the Parliament, includes clauses that conflict with the Jaafari doctrine.

One of Bahrain’s most prominent activists was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a verdict that rights groups say is the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent that has seen all political opposition groups disbanded and activists jailed or forced into exile.

Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has approved the retirement request of Head of Court of Cassation, Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Deputy President Chancellor Salem bin Mohammed Salem Al-Kawari.

The US Department of stated expressed disappointment by the verdict sentencing prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison in Bahrain. It said it “reaffirms previous calls for his release.”

A Bahrain court sentenced rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail on Monday, supporters said, for allegedly making “false or malicious” statements about Bahraini authorities.

A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail after finding him guilty of spreading "fake news", a judicial source said.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the verdict issued today by a Bahraini court, sentencing prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, to two years in prison.

The Legislative and Legal Affairs’ Parliamentary Committee approved the new Unified Family Law recently referred to it by the government.

A Bahraini court sentenced prominent human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Nabeel Rajab, to a two-year prison term, in a case involving television interviews in 2015 and 2016, which the authorities said would "undermine its prestige".

The Shura Council approved on Sunday (July 9, 2017) a Decree Law to suspend pension benefits for those whose citizenships are revoked, and raised the approval to the King to be ratified.

The Electricity & Water Authority denied on Sunday (July 9, 2017) raising the cost on electricity and water for Bahraini users, noting that the cost is printed on the back of electricity and water bills for years.