Only one man in Bahrain managed to force the authorities to issue a death certificate for his son with the real cause of death after it was faked by the authorities the first time.

Commenting on the statement issued by the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR), the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the statement comes in the context of its constant preoccupation with denying torture whenever the authorities are condemned over new human rights violations.

Iraq witnessed on Friday (January 24, 2020) a million-man march demanding withdrawal of US troops from the country.

Bahrain's health ministry is coordinating with the country's main airport to start pre-emptive measures after the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China, state media reported on Wednesday.

The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Thursday (January 23, 2020) Shiite cleric and preacher Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri for 7 days pending investigation.

2019 ended with more financial complications for Bahrain. There was no more room for the financial balance lie. The state hadn’t actually benefited from the retirement of thousands of its employees under the voluntary retirement program.

Elias Al-Mulla, a Bahraini youth, was released today at dawn on Wednesday (January 22, 2020). He entered prison at the age of 21 and was released at 28. When taken into custody, Al-Mulla was in good physical health, but he now suffers from cancer.

The security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) at dawn multiple sclerosis patient detainee, Mohammad Faraj, after spending more than 5 years in prison.

The security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) detainee, Hussein Abdulaziz Al-Marri, who is sentenced to 5 years in jail in a political motivated case.

A security campaign launched by forces affiliated with the interior ministry on Monday (January 20, 2020) led to the arrest of brothers from their house in Sar village.

On Wednesday, the Kuwaiti parliament approved the divided zone agreement with Saudi Arabia by 55 votes and rejected 7 votes.

Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Bahraini security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) cancer patient detainee Elias Al-Mulla after spending 8 years in prison over a political motivated charge.

The Bahraini security authorities renewed on (January 21, 2020) the detention of Mulla Abdulzahraa Al-Samahiji (39 years) for 15 days pending investigation, over a religious sermon he delivered in one of the obsequies.

2019 was a gloomy year for the Al-Fateh Coalition and the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated movement. In 2019, the security services' grip expanded to reach Sunni activists, after it was previously confined to Shiites.

On July 17, 2017, King Hamad ratified the alternative penalty law which allows the public prosecution or a judge to replace pretrial detention with commuted punishments.

Unlike 2018, 2019 ended with imposing limits on the judiciary's power to revoke citizenships and halting their drive to strip hundreds of dissidents of their nationality under the pretext of terrorism. In 2019, the citizenships of more than 50% of people were restored.

Dozens of Bahrainis mourned on Saturday (January 18, 2020) Haj Mousa Al-Abbar, father of martyr Abdulaziz Al-Abbar.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it has monitored, during the last period, dozens of complaints by detainees, due to the violation of their right to receive appropriate and necessary treatment, especially in the Jaw Central Prison.

An Israeli writer said that the former Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who publically defended Israel, may have paid the price for this support, as he was replaced after 15 years. Khalid Al Khalifa was the very first to have his photo taken with his Israeli counterpart.