The foreign minister of Bahrain has defended Australia’s formal recognition of the so-called “West Al-Quds” (Jerusalem) as Israeli capital, saying the move would not affect a future Palestinian state with “East Al-Quds” as its capital.

55-year-old Fawzia Mashallah walked out of the Isa Town Women’s Detention Centre on Saturday after completing a one-year sentence.

Bahraini activist Hassan Abd Al-Nabi started a hunger strike outside the Thai consulate in Melbourne over the case of refugee footballer Hakeem Al Araibi.

Dozens of Bahrainis convicted on ‘terrorism’ charges last week were reportedly greeted with beatings administered by the guards at Jaw Prison.

Amnesty International Bahrain described the case of Bahraini detainee Ahmed Mirza as “one of the worst cases of medical negligence” in the Gulf kingdom.

While recognizing the invaluable contribution of Bahraini women to their society, Bahrain’s opposition Al-Wefaq movement pointed out that the regime in Manama jailed nearly 1000 women since 2011.

Prominent Bahraini Shiite cleric Sheikh Khalid Fadhil al-Zaki was among a group of people detained by Manama’s security forces in the early hours of Friday morning.

Authorities at Bahrain’s Jaw Prison are being accused of continuing to deny detainees at the facility the freedom to worship, most recently on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.

Former Bahraini opposition MP Ali Al-Asheeri has reportedly been freed on bail after appearing in court on Tuesday over a tweet declaring his boycott of Bahrain’s parliamentary elections.

Bahrainis are continuing to take to the streets in protest over their country’s upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections.

The Bahrain security authorities released on Sunday (November 18, 2018) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mussali, with his continued trial.

Manama’s security forces reportedly detained two minors throughout the course of last week.

Jailed Bahraini religious leader Sheikh Mirza al-Mahrous is reportedly being denied access to medical treatment for a colon illness.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that prisoner Ammar Sahwan is suffering from medical negligence in Jaw Central Prison.

Rights campaigners are reporting that Bahraini detainees Naji Fattil and Ali Al-Haji have been transferred to solitary confinement after the release of audio recordings in which the prisoners allege torture and other abuses.