The “Middle East Eye” website said that “a member of Bahrain's royal family has appeared to admit he "beat" pro-democracy activists on London's Oxford Street and accuse British police of being "directed" by Qatar.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the refusal of Bahraini government to lift a ban on Al Wasat newspaper, which led to its closure this week.

The United Nations Committee against Torture published in May its concluding observations on Bahrain. Its report found that torture remains “widespread” in Bahrain, where a “climate of impunity” protects the perpetrators. CAT urgently called for the release of Nabeel Rajab, indicating that numerous human rights activists and journalists have been unlawfully deprived of their liberty and subjected to torture as a form of retribution for their work.

The General Secretariat of the Higher Education Council sent a final warning to “Kingdom University” to provide all requirements of safety, security, and professionalism within 7 days, starting June 28, 2017.

Bahraini local newspaper Akhbar Al-Khaleej said that hundreds of containers filled with cargo have piled up at port after the website of the operating company (APM Terminals) was hacked.

VICE News obtained an audio recording from Nabeel Rajab saying that “Praise to God, although I’m not feeling well physically and in pain as I’ve been in solitary confinement for a whole year, I assure you that I have very high morale because I believe in my cause and believe in the goal that we’re struggling for.”

Pakistani Foreign Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Middle East and Africa Affairs Tasawar Khan received yesterday in his office in Islamabad the UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Isa bin Abdulla Al-Basha Al-Nuaimi, Saudi Embassy Charge d'Affaires Marwan bin Radwan Merdad, Bahraini Acting Charge d'Affaires Hamad Ahmed Al-Hashel and Egyptian Acting Charge d'Affaires Rabab Said Abdulla.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday (June 28, 2017) the arrest of Shiite cleric Sheikh Hasanain Al-Mhanna for 2 weeks pending investigation and transferred him to Dry Dock Prison in Al-Hidd.

The Minister of Work, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning, Isam bin Abdullah Khalaf, toured the Alba and Nuwaidrat crossroads development project, which is development with the support of the Kuwait Fund

The Bahraini Women Union receives tomorrow Thursday Khawla Matar, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of (ESCWA), in a meeting entitled “The Brave Bahraini Woman in Conflict Zones”.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said during his Eid al-Fitr sermon on Monday (June 26, 2017) that the issues of Yemen and Bahrain are “a major wound in the Muslim world.”

Bahrain’s National Security Apparatus (NSA) (the intelligence apparatus) summoned again (Monday June 26, 2017) Mohammad, the son of Sheikh Hassan Sultan, prominent al-Wefaq members and former al-Wefaq MP.

Family of detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein expressed deep concerns over his health and wellbeing following 8 months of arrest, without being allowed to meet his family or lawyer.

Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights expressed concern over the reports about deteriorating health condition of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, demanding his immediate release.

Dozens of people took to the streets in Sitra on the dawn of Monday (June 26, 2017) commemorating the anniversary of the Eid martyr, Ali Al-Shaikh, who was killed by the authorities in 2011.

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that amid an ongoing campaign of reprisals against human rights defenders and political activists, Bahrain’s National Security Agency (NSA) has recently summoned Mohammad Hasan Sultan, the son of a former parliamentarian for the arbitrarily dissolved Al-Wefaq opposition society.

The Bahraini authorities released Taiba Ismail after spending one whole year in prison over tweets deemed insulting to King of Bahrain

Bahrain's foreign minister on Monday accused Qatar of a "military escalation" in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, an apparent reference to Doha's allowing Turkish troops on its territory.

Bahrain's foreign minister accused Qatar on Monday of creating a military escalation in a dispute with regional powers, in an apparent reference to Doha's decision to let more Turkish troops enter its territory.

A prominent independent newspaper in Bahrain earlier shut down by the government as part of a crackdown on dissent has laid off its staff.