Bahrain's Parliamentary elections will take place only 6 days after His Holiness Pope Francis leaves the country. The ruling family wants to present itself as running a country crowded with dialogues on human tolerance and democracy.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society expressed its hope that His Holiness the Pope undertakes a humanitarian initiative and adopts a call for serious dialogue between the regime and the people, noting that the country lacks true tolerance.

Bahrain used to be very concerned about its reputation with regard to international human rights organizations and used to always try to improve its image through public relations campaigns to reduce any effects of these repeated human rights criticisms. However, 2011 came along to change everything in this Gulf country.

Najah Yusuf and Hajer Mansoor, who were allegedly tortured after protesting Formula One's Grand Prix in the kingdom, have filed a legal complaint against the company saying it has breached the human rights standards it pledged to follow, the Middle East Eye website reported.

With a signature and one royal decree, the King of Bahrain oversteps constitutional articles, rendering them mere ink on paper. With one royal decree, the king transformed the House of Representatives into a second Shura Council.

Hiba Tareef is perhaps a name one doesn't think much of after hearing, since at first glance it seems like a local name belonging to a well-known Bahraini family. However, this is not true at all. Hiba Tareef is currently the second person in the Israeli embassy in Manama after the Israeli Ambassador Eitan Na'eh where she serves as deputy chief.

Today, 550 Bahraini families live abroad and among their members are victims, whose nationalities have been stripped from them. You can imagine the magnitude and impact of this number when you know that the population of our country is 700,000, a number that is almost close to the population of the State of the Vatican City, which amounts to 800,000.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The following are the numbers that candidates should be aware of before the campaigns of false promises begin. This is an example of the reality of the situation in this island kingdom, an example of official numbers and statistics reported by parliamentary committees, which remain to have no solution in sight.

"A song about a city, in another city. Yes you heard right, it's Tel Aviv... And yes, in Manama/Bahrain... "Tel Aviv" in Manama." These were the words of the Israeli ambassador himself.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim urged participants of a conference on coexistence organized by the Government of Bahrain not to believe "the claim of tolerance or true peace."

His Holiness, Pope Francis, is visiting Bahrain to participate in a dialogue on human coexistence. The title itself is fascinating, but behind it there is absolute lack of faith in dialogue.

Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Monastery in Ramallah, Father Abdullah Julio, said that, his Holiness, Pope Francis, may not be fully aware of the existing crisis in Bahrain, and hoped that "no government ignores a group of its people."

En nuestra educación en la que crecimos, es recibir al invitado respetarlo y celebrarlo, discúlpenoslo lo estaremos recibiendo, porque estamos en las prisiones, de la opinión política opositora, somos habitantes de esta pequeña y tranquila isla.

One of our customs that we grew up adhering to is welcoming, honoring, and celebrating guests, but we would like you to excuse our absence. We will not be able to be among those welcoming you since we are behind bars in the prisons of opposing political opinion.

A statement issued by political prisoners in Bahrain said that participation in the elections represents an approval of the political situation in the country.

Politicians and human rights groups have renewed calls for the University of Huddersfield to end its relationship with the Bahrain security services.

In March last year, during his visit to Iraq, His Holiness the Pope met with religious leaders, including the supreme religious authority Sayed Ali Al-Sistani, but would he do the same in Bahrain?

The U.S. State Department published its 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bahrain. What is clear after reading this report is the ruling family in Bahrain uses religious discrimination as a tool in the preservation of its authoritarianism.

The Muslim Brotherhood, represented by Al-Menbar Islamic Society, announced that none of its members has applied to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The British "The Telegraph" newspaper stated that the UK government has provided millions in funding to security services in Bahrain accused of serious human rights abuses including torture, according to a new report.