Bahrainis took to the streets on Monday (March 14, 2016) on the fifth anniversary of the Saudi forces' invasion of the country to help the ruling Al Khalifa crush the popular nationwide protests which took the LuLu (Pearl) Roundabout, in Bahrain's capital Manama, as the hub of demonstrations.

The Bahraini supreme criminal court held the sixth trial hearing of Sheikh Ali Salman, the opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, and adjourned the trial until April 11, 2016.

Amnesty International called on the Bahraini authorities to immediately release human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja who was arrested on Monday (March 14, 2016), along with her baby son Abdulhadi.

The Bahraini authorities arrested activist Zainab Al-Khawaja along with her one-year old baby son Abdulhadi, after regime forces raided her home on Monday (March 14, 2016).

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it recorded in the period between 3 and 11 March, 2016, 13 arbitrary arrests and 9 cases of torture and ill-treatment.

The Bahraini High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (March 13, 2016) a verdict, sentencing eight defendants to 5 years in prison.

Lawyer Yousef Rabie stated that the Bahraini authorities released the former member of the Municipal Council Sadiq Rabie in Sunday morning (March 13, 2016).

The Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the media advisor to the Bahraini King, Nabeel Al-Hamer, said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned journalist Saeed Al-Hamad for interrogation over a complaint filed against him by Al-Wasat newspaper, over tweets he had posted.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior stated on its official Twitter account on Monday (March, 14, 2016) that it deported "a number of Lebanese residents after it was proved that they are either affiliated to or support Hezbollah."

Bahrain witnessed the eruption of protests on Sunday (March 13, 2016) in a number of areas across the country, calling for the withdrawal of Saudi forces, which entered Bahrain five years ago to help crush the popular nationwide protests.

The Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Kuwaiti Parliament, during its meeting held on Sunday (March 13, 2016), agreed to lift the parliamentary immunity of Member of Parliament Abdulhamid Dashti over a state security case.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents for links to the Shiite Hezbollah movement, classified by the Arab League as a terrorist group, the interior ministry said Monday.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents whom it believes had links to or supported the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which Gulf Arab states have declared a terrorist organisation, its Interior Ministry said in a Tweet on Monday.

The "This is Bahrain" campaign launched its new version entitled "This is the Arab Gulf". It seems that there will be no actual change in the tactics that the "This is Bahrain" group will follow in its Gulf version. However, the targets seem similar.

In an interview, the delegate of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Hans Christian, said that the Secretary-General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Sayed Salman Al-Mahfood, has represented the GFBTU in a strong, dynamic and exemplary way, both nationally and internationally.

In a videotaped meeting held on the sidelines of the GFBTU general conference, Maria Andre, Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities at International Labour Organization ILO, said: "I could see that you are not going to fail on the struggle for more democracy in this country, but also for more industrial democracy and social partnership and a development whose fruits are shared by everyone."

The Bahraini Public Prosecution confirmed that it intends to pursue the Kuwaiti Member of Parliament Abdulhamid Dashti after he was sentenced to two years in prison over collecting money without a license,

Bahrain described the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the UN Human Council’s 31st session in Geneva as “unacceptable meddling in the internal affairs of the kingdom”.

Bahraini court sentenced in absentia Hussein Mahdi to five years in prison, also fining him 10.000 BD.

Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court convicted four suspects over charges of attempted murder, starting fire, assembling, rioting [...], sentencing the first three suspects to life imprisonment and the 4th to 15 years in prison.