Member of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee of Medical Services, Fatima Al-Asfour, said that the number of victims who died of medical errors in Bahrain reached 63 cases in 2016, after they were 37 cases in 2016.

Bahraini scholars issued a statement calling on the men and women of the country to fill mosques in all regions in Bahrain on Saturday night (May 20, 2017), on the eve of scheduled trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on Sunday (May 21, 2017).

Amnesty International launched a worldwide campaign to recognize human rights defenders and protect them, stressing that they are coming under attack in more and more places, on an alarming scale in an age of fear, division and demonization.

Amnesty International called on its followers to "express grave concern that Maher Abbas Ahmad's death sentence was upheld and to urge the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to immediately commute the death sentence imposed on Maher Abbas Ahmad and establish an official moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty."

Gulf Air yesterday announced on Thursday (May18, 2017) night the appointment of its new members to the board, chaired by Zayed Al-Zayani, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and membership of Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Dawood Nassif Dawood, Jameel Ali Al-Matrook, Essa Mohamed Najibi, Jean-Christophe Durand and Jassim Hassan Abdelaal.

Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa lauded the positive changes in the USA policies towards the region and its countries, and the understanding of the US Administration, led by President Donald Trump, of the situation there. "The new vision and understanding will augur a new phase full of optimism and cooperation," he said, adding that "everyone is looking forward to the outcomes of President Trump's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and expects them to have positive impacts on the Arab and Islamic worlds."

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received former US Ambassador to Bahrain, Ronald Neumann.

Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said on Thursday (May 18, 2017) that 20 policemen were killed since 2011, indicating that the security apparatuses had seized a number of Iranian linked cells.

The British Reprieve organization said that “there are worrying signs that Britain is helping to prop up Bahrain’s death penalty system,” amid the abuses taking place in Bahrain and after Bahrain carried out the politically-motivated executions of three men – Abbas Al-Samea, Sami Mushaima and Ali Al-Singace in January 2017, while two more prisoners – Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Mousa – face imminent execution.

The defense committee for Nabeel Rajab said that their client needs to stay in the hospital from 4 to 6 weeks, according to the consultants doctor following up his health status.

The British military attaché in Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Price, said that improvised explosive devices in the streets of Bahrain “blown up by terrorists” pose a threat to Bahrainis every day.

Summary: Prominent detained Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times (NYT) column on Wednesday for selling arms to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with reference to their human rights records.

In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman noted that meeting with other religious clerics who call for dialogue and respect for political rights is becoming more difficult in Bahrain. He clarified that the Bahraini authorities are banning all forms of civil activities.

Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a phone call from the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

A leading Bahraini human rights activist was denied bail on Tuesday on charges of writing an editorial critical of the government, a pro-opposition rights group reported.

Detainee Fadhel Abbas' family reiterated their demands to allow them visit their son, expressing fear over his safety, especially that he has been held since over 225 days; i.e. more than 7 and a half months. The family further stated that they couldn’t visit their son even for one time, noting that the last time they saw him was on his arrest day, on September 2016.

A number of Bahraini labourers protested on Monday (May 15, 2017) before the Ministry of Labour, demanding that they get paid their wages that have been reportedly delayed for over the past four months.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 14 peaceful protests in 12 villages in Bahrain, noting that 3 protests were oppressed by police.

The National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) President Said Al-Faihani received United Nations (UN) Officer in Charge of the Middle East and West Asia Division Darko Mocibob in the presence of UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Amin El-Sharkawi.