Bahraini authorities have put a prominent human rights lawyer on trial for charges that include insulting state institutions, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, in a further crackdown on dissent.

Front Line Defenders condemned in a statement it published on its website the recent judicial harassment against human rights defenders in Bahrain and all travel bans being imposed against defenders in Bahrain. The organization said it believes “that such acts are solely motivated by their peaceful and legitimate activities in the defence of human rights in Bahrain.”

Journalist Ahmed Radhi said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned him on Thursday (November 24, 2016) for interrogation and accused him of assembling.

The Bahraini Public Prosecution charged rights activist Ibtisam al-Saegh of “inciting hatred against the regime, destabilizing the state’s security, and threatening civil peace.”

Lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajer said Bahraini authorities banned dozens of Bahraini human rights activists as well as political and religious figures from traveling.

Human Rights Watch strongly criticized the British government for not publicly calling for charges raised against prominent opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif to be dropped.

A number of human rights organizations demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Bahraini activist Ghada Jamsheer.

Bahrain's Public Prosecution released on Wednesday (November 16, 2016) activist Ibrahim Al-Demistani after interrogating him over Diraz assembly case; the sit-in held outside Sheikh Isa Qassim's house.

Tweeter Nader Abdulimam said that the Bahraini authorities handed him a notice on Wednesday (November 16, 2016) ordering him to appear before the public prosecution for interrogation.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution released two human rights activists after questioning them over two separate assembly cases.

Bahrain’s public prosecution questioned the political assistant of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Khalil Al-Marzooq, over Diraz assembly.

Activist Yousif Almuhafdah said that criminal investigations unit employee, "Hussam al-Mir", is the Prosecution's anonymous witness in all new cases brought up against activists to justify the travel ban against them.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights member, activist Ahmad al-Saffar, said that the Public Prosecution interrogated him (Monday November 14, 2016), and then ordered his release.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights member, activist Zeinab Al Khamis said that the Public Prosecution summoned her to be present for investigations tomorrow Tuesday November 15, 2016.

The Public Prosecution summoned on Saturday (November 12, 2016) head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Enas Oun for interrogation tomorrow.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began wrapping up their trip to Bahrain on Friday, as a leader of the island's secular opposition warned their visit could "whitewash" an ongoing crackdown on dissent.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that the Bahraini authorities recently started creating “vexatious lawsuits against a group of politicians and rights activists to justify the travel ban against them before the international public opinion”.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution interrogated on Thursday (November 10, 2016) a number of activists who are banned from traveling and raised assembly charge against some of them.

The Bahraini security authorities prevented on Thursday (November 10, 2016) Radhi Al-Mosawi, the Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad), from leaving the country.

The Unitary National Democratic Assemblage (Al-Wahdawi party) said that the security authorities prevented human rights activist Dr. Monzer Al-Khor from leaving the country.