King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa left Brunei on Thursday (May 4, 2017) and headed to Thailand.

The Ministry of Interior denied what was reported by family of detainee Hussein Jaffar Abdullah Abu Hamad (21 years) about their son not receiving his medications in Dry Dock Prison.

The Ministry of Interior denied what was reported by family of detainee Hussein Jaffar Abdullah Abu Hamad (21 years) about their son not receiving his medications in Dry Dock Prison.

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa said that Bahrain is set to open its embassy in Malaysia within the coming two months.

Bahraini prosecutors and security officials should cease harassing journalists and should lift travel bans imposed on two reporters in the past week, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a statement issued Monday (May 1, 2017).

Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) said that the Royal Bahraini Naval Force (RBNF) will carry out a live ammunition firing exercise in "Hair Shtaya" on Wednesday (May 3, 2017) from 9am to 4pm.

Family of detainee Sayed Alawi Hussein said that the Bahraini security authorities are still preventing Sayed Alawi from meeting his family or lawyer since he was arrested on October 2016.

Bahrain's Royal Court said that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will head today (Wednesday, May 3, 2017) to Brunei on an official visit, during which he meets Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

Bahrain Press Association (BPA) said that systematic and unjust Government policies continue to restrict what is left from the margin of press and media freedom in the country.

Bahraini human rights organizations thanked the countries that presented fundamental recommendations to “stop the continuous violations and to achieve radical human rights reform in Bahrain.”

The “Defense One” website specialized in American military affairs said that the move taken by the Trump administration and represented by removing human rights conditions from a multibillion-dollar F-16 sale to Bahrain is likely to have severe repercussions for American interests in the Middle East.

The prominent Al-Wefaq leader Ali Al-Aswad said that there won’t be a solution to the crisis witnessed in the country without engaging all components of the country in managing the state and starting an inclusive political process, stressing that the crisis “would last for many years and people’s steadfastness will continue for even longer years”.

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) announced that it has appointed Khalifa Ali Al-Fadhel as its Acting Secretary-General. Al-Fadhel will be tasked with developing the work of the NIHR’s Secretariat-General in accordance with the NIHR’s strategy and work plan.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa traveled on Monday (May 1, 2017) to Malaysia where he met the king Sultan Muhammad V. and other officials.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report which is a summary of the information mentioned in the reports of treaty bodies and special procedures in the UN documents relevant to Bahrain.

Ireland expressed deep concern over the travel ban imposed on activists in Bahrain, preventing them from coming to Geneva to take part in the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session.

Lithuania demanded the Bahraini government to stop its policy of stripping journalists of their licenses, and allow them to carry out their work.

Luxembourg condemned the Bahraini authorities’ execution of 3 dissident early this year, demanding it to immediately stop the execution of death penalties. Luxembourg noted that Bahrain still faces many challenges.

Italy demanded Bahrain to prosecute all those involved in the violation of human rights in Bahrain.

Honduras demanded the government of Bahrain to fully cooperate with the Officer of High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), and send an open invitation to the UN Special Rapporteurs to visit the country.