The Bahraini authorities arrested a handicapped citizen, who suffers from a disability in his hands. A judge ordered holding him in pretrial detention over charges of taking part in riots.

In a speech delivered on the World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May 3rd, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said: “We are proud that our country did not witness the imprisonment of any journalist,” which international reports refute.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) stated that the Bahraini security authorities arbitrarily arrested 39 citizens, adding that 66 others were subjected to torture and ill-treatment during the third week of April, 2016.

Footage posted by human rights activists online shows Interior Ministry policemen shooting sound grenades and tear gas canisters into a house in Bahrain's Shehrkan.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that 22 arrests took place during the period between April 11 and 19, 2016. BCHR further stated that 90 percent of the arrests were arbitrary.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) issued its annual report on Sunday (April 3, 2016), documenting all the human rights violations committed by the authorities in Bahrain during 2015.

Commenting on the arrest of Bahraini human rights activist, Zainab Al-Khawaja, American journalist Nicholas Kristof described Bahrain's action as "disgraceful".

The Bahraini authorities arrested activist Zainab Al-Khawaja along with her one-year old baby son Abdulhadi, after regime forces raided her home on Monday (March 14, 2016).

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it recorded in the period between 3 and 11 March, 2016, 13 arbitrary arrests and 9 cases of torture and ill-treatment.

Lawyer Yousef Rabie stated that the Bahraini authorities released the former member of the Municipal Council Sadiq Rabie in Sunday morning (March 13, 2016).

The Omani authorities handed over Bahraini activist Hassan Al-Baqali, who was arrested a day earlier after transiting through Oman airport for the purpose of travelling to Europe, to Bahrain.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) stated in a statistical report that it recorded 22 peaceful protests and 31 arbitrary arrests within the past week.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The authorities in Oman took Bahraini activist Hassan Al-Baqali into custody on Monday (February 22, 2016). He flew from Iran, the place of his residence, and was transiting through Oman airport heading to a European country.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini village of Bani Jamra was targeted with a campaign of house raids and break-ins since last night at the hands of Interior Ministry forces.

It was evident that the authorities wanted to arrest as many citizens as possible ahead of the uprising’s fifth anniversary which happens to be today on Sunday (February 14, 2016) in order to clear the streets of protestors and any activity.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) recorded on Thursday (February 11, 2016) 21 peaceful protests staged in 21 villages across Bahrain, highlighting that security forces cracked down on two of the protests.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) recorded last week (February 1-7, 2016) 34 arbitrary arrests, including 3 children and a woman.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned a Manama appeal court decision on Wednesday (February 3, 2015) upholding internationally-known photographer Ahmed Al-Fardan’s three-month jail sentence and arrest after the hearing to begin serving the sentence.

Bahrain’s court of Appeals upheld a 3-month jail sentence against Photographer Ahmed Al-Fardan over joining assembly. Al-Fardan; however, has already denied this charge before the court.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights stated on Monday (February 1, 2016) that 29 arrests took place during the final week of January 2016.