Khalid bin Al Khalifa, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment, said that the ministry stated that the ministry has begun studying the proposal submitted by the Shura Council to the Cabinet to issue a unified family law in the light of studies based on realistic issues and actual needs and in consultation with the Supreme Judicial Council.

Bahrain’s Shura Council agreed in its session held yesterday on the unified family law, referring it to the Cabinet, which is set to word the bill and then refer it to the Parliament.

Campaign launched by Bahraini security authorities against Shiite majority in the country is intensifying as more arbitrary measures are being taken.

Martyr Mostafa Hamdan’s mother assured the protestors at the open ended Diraz sit-in that they are following the footsteps of Hamdan.

An 18-year-old Bahraini died Friday, nearly two months after he was shot in the head near a top opposition cleric's home, Amnesty International said.

It is the weekend, the time when everyone looks for a breather to change their mood. Contrary to that, we are looking for a way out into a choked place, besieged day after day.

Addressing the situation in Bahrain, Gulf affairs expert, Bill Law, quoted “an old Bahraini friend” of his, stating that “it is bad, very bad. Everyone has lost hope. No one sees any way out.”

A Bahraini court on Tuesday delayed a ruling in the trial of the spiritual leader of the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority on charges of collecting funds illegally and money laundering, local media reported.

Bahraini police arrested several activists Monday, on the eve of the anticipated verdict in the trial of a leading Shiite cleric accused of sectarianism and money laundering, witnesses said.

Bahraini court decided to postpone issuing verdict in Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s case to May 7, 2017.

Was the plea entered by the Bahraini Public Prosecution really a judicial plea or a babbly speech delivered by a Takfiri extremist on a platform of hatred?!

Bahrain scholars called on Monday (March 13, 2017) for mass gathering in Diraz, on the eve of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s trial.

Information reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif did not raise the case of Bahrain during his meeting with the Qatari Emir in Doha last Wednesday (March 9, 2017).

Sheikh Abdullah Daqaq, Sheikh Isa Qassim's Representative, warned the Bahraini authorities that the arrest of Sheikh Isa Qassim will lead to bloodbath in Bahrain.

Tensions escalate in Bahrain as the trial of Bahrain’s high religious authority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, approaches. Sheikh Qassim is tried over the management of the Shiite sect Khums ritual.

Spokesman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Sayyed Hossein Naqvi Hosseini, said that the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s visit to Qatar was to discuss the case of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and demands of Bahraini people.

Bahrain Watch organization has estimated the cost of internet shutdown on residents to be over $500 thousands, noting that telecom companies in Bahrain have been deliberately disrupting internet services in the village of Diraz between 7:00pm-1:00am everyday for 250 days.

Information reported that detainee Sayed Alawi Moussawi is being transferred to hospital on a regular basis over fear of his death, and to ensure his ability to withstand more torture.

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court set March 14 as a date to issue its verdict in Sheikh Isa Qassim’s case.

A number of human rights groups urged permanent representatives of member and observer states of UN Human Rights Council to call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain at 34th HRC session.