MEPs called on Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to take rapid actions to put an end to human rights violations in Bahrain.

The US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said that his country considered the report of Bahrain Center for Human Rights that talked about numerous violations of human rights in the last few weeks.

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights issued a special report about the violations practiced against the Shia majority in Bahrain during Ashura this year.

UK Member of Parliament Margaret Farrier said that she, in addition to other MPs, are working on establishing a human rights parliamentary group concerned with human rights affairs in the Gulf.

UK-based newspaper The Guardian highlighted the criticism addressed by Amnesty International to UK ministers, who according to the organization, “act as ‘overexcited cheerleaders’ for ‘woefully inadequate’ reforms”.

The British iNews website said that “Prince Charles has come under renewed criticism over human rights abuses in Bahrain after he opened part of a new naval base gifted to Britain by the Gulf state. “

The British Independent newspaper said that “Saudi Arabia has appointed a Bahraini national accused of overseeing torture and unfairly sentencing Arab Spring protesters to lengthy jail terms to investigate human rights violations caused by coalition bombing in Yemen.”

Open Democracy website published an article indicating that Bahrain adopts “Sports Diplomacy” to distract international stakeholders from human rights violations.

Bahraini Foreign Minister denied existence of any measures practiced against Shiites or any discrimination against them.

Bahraini FM said Bahrain “won’t waste its time on Human Rights Council,” in response to UN High Commissioner’s statements criticizing human rights violations in Bahrain.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit Bahrain in November despite growing concerns about a crackdown on human rights in the small Gulf kingdom.

Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Talal bin Mohammed Al Khalifa marking his appointment as National Security Agency President.

Bahrain is turning into a police state as vicious and arbitrary as Egypt, reported The Independent.

Switzerland voiced its concern over the continued human rights violations in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Bahrain's global peace ranking drops to 132 out of 162 countries according to a IEP report.

BCHR member said families of Dry Dock Prison detainees confirmed the detainees have been exposed to abuse.

A report recently published by the Salam for Democracy and Human Rights revealed that the Bahraini authorities' targeting of the Ajam minority, who constitute 15-20% of the population in Bahrain.

In a speech delivered on the World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May 3rd, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said: “We are proud that our country did not witness the imprisonment of any journalist,” which international reports refute.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) stated that the Bahraini security authorities arbitrarily arrested 39 citizens, adding that 66 others were subjected to torture and ill-treatment during the third week of April, 2016.

The US Department of State issued its 2015 annual report on human rights practices around the world, recording human rights violations committed in different countries including Bahrain.