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.

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.

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".

Bahrain has rearrested a prominent human rights advocate who has accused the country’s security services of torturing and sexually assaulting her during her previous arrest in May, The Guardian reported.

The family of detained activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh expressed deep concern over her health after a phone call, during which she seems in distress.

Bahraini authorities arrested at dawn Tuesday (July 4, 2017), Bahraini activist Mohammad Khalil, after breaking into his house in Karzakan, South West of Manama.

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.”

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.

BCHR stated that its president, Nabeel Rajab, whose health is deteriorating, was prevented from having immediate access to his family and lawyers.

On the anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, 37 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political groups sent an open letter to Federica Mogherini, urging her to call for his immediate release.

Six human rights organization said that some activists and bloggers were recently summoned to the National Security building, and were subject to torture and sexual assault to force them into suspending their human rights and media activism.

The Third Minor Criminal Court adjourned on Tuesday (May 30, 2017) the second cause raised against prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab until June 12, 2017, while he remains in detention.

It’s no wonder that Bahrain’s name was mentioned in the international campaign launched by Amnesty International aimed at recognizing human rights defenders and protecting them.

Human rights activist Hussein Jawad Pervez said that contact with his father (Mohammad Jawad Pervez) and other detained figures in Jaw prison has been lost since 9 days.

Amnesty International launched on Monday (May 15, 2017) an appeal to release detainee Nizar Al-Qari, indicating that he is being tortured while in detention.

Bahraini security forces detained family members of three U.K.-based activists on Saturday over their protests against the Gulf king's attendance at a royal horse show in Britain, one of the activists said.

The UK-based Bahraini activist Isa Al-A'ali said that the Bahraini authorities arrested his father and summoned his mother over his participation in an anti-King protest.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said it received reports that Bahraini authorities arrested the father of Bahraini activist whose citizenship was revoked, Youssef Al-Houri.

The Public Prosecution decided to detain Al-Wefaq Shura member, activist Nizar Al-Qarea'a, for 30 days pending interrogation.

It’s been 5 years since the United Nations issued 176 recommendations to the Government of Bahrain to reform the deteriorating human rights status. Bahrain has been a country full of torture, killing, labor dismissals and sectarian persecution.