Fifty-eight-year-old Bahraini citizen Fawzia Masha’allah has finished serving her prison term on Saturday (December 15, 2018) and was released following one year of imprisonment for harboring a wanted person.

Supporters of the Australia-based refugee Hakeem al-Araibi have petitioned the United Nations to seek the young footballer’s freedom from a Thai jail cell, where he awaits extradition to Bahrain over a conviction he says is politically motivated, reported the Guardian.

A former Thai foreign minister and veteran diplomat has urged his government to free the refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi from detention and halt the extradition process to Bahrain, reported WAtoday newspaper.

A member of the British House of Lords called on the UK Ambassador to Thailand to intervene and assist the Australian authorities in ensuring the safe return of Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi to Australia.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior has been intensifying its campaign of raids since March 2011 unabatingly.

An annual report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday (December 13, 2018) shows that there are at least 251 journalists in state prisons around the world due to their journalistic work and that Bahrain's prisons include six of them.

A prisoner who suffers from acute sickle cell disease told his family on Thursday (December 13, 2018) that he was denied phone calls for three weeks without committing any violation or clear reason for the ban.

Amnesty International addressed on Thursday (December 13th, 2018) the Bahraini authorities in an urgent action appeal, demanding the immediate release of imprisoned human rights activist Nabeel Rajab. The organization confirmed that Rajab was sentenced for expressing his opinion in peaceful tweets.

The Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend the Formula E race.

The Shura Council held its first session on Wednesday (December 12, 2018) where the members took the oath and the deputy presidents were elected.

Fawzia Zeinal, backed by the Royal Court and the Supreme Council for Women, won the post of Speaker of the Bahraini House of Representatives after winning the election over her rivals Adel Al-Assoumi and Issa Al-Kooheji, to become the first Bahraini woman to preside over the House.

The Bahraini Public Prosecutor's Office renewed on Thursday (December 13, 2018) the detention of a Shiite cleric, member of the Islamic Scholars Council Central Committee and head of its Shari'a Committee, Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki and four other detainees for 15 additional days, pending investigation.

former Bahrain international footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi told media outlets and activists that Thai and Bahraini governments are working together to extradite him so that he'd be tortured in Bahrain, despite having the right to political asylum in Australia.

In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to move ahead with a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition in the war in Yemen and lawmakers vowed to push for sanctions against the kingdom in the new year.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued a circular regarding the holiday on the occasion of the National Day and 19th Anniversary of the King's Accession to the Throne.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 62/2018 sanctioning modification of the Statutory Articles and Memorandum of Association of Bahrain Bourse (BSC - closed) Company.

Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Wednesday to reopen Sanaa airport in the Houthi-held capital and resume oil and gas exports, sources said, as Western nations pressed them to accept confidence-building steps before the end of U.N.-led peace talks in Sweden.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights honored Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, on World Human Rights Day, for his prominent role in defending human rights in Middle East and North Africa.

The Interior Minister announced on its Twitter account that a male, 19 years old, was arrested after a video circulated on social media of him physically assaulting a shopkeeper in Jidhafs and intentionally damaging the shop.

A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention in Thailand as he awaits possible extradition, a Bangkok court said Tuesday, as campaigners say they fear he could be "tortured" if returned to the Gulf state.