A Bahraini court has sentenced a 17-year-old high school student to one year in prison for posting an “insulting” tweet on the social networking website, Twitter.
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights says the small island state in the Persian Gulf has turned into an oasis of torture following a popular uprising against the Saudi-backed Manama regime over two years ago.
A rights group says the Maitham al-Bahrani mosque on the southern outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama has been attacked.
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis have staged on a massive anti-government protest in Sitra, fallowing calls by opposition parties.
At least 30 people have been arrested after Bahraini regime police attacked anti-government protesters in two villages near the capital, Manama.
A court in Bahrain has acquitted a female officer of her charges of torturing female Bahraini journalist Nazeeha Saeed.
Four months of intense talking in 25 meetings between Bahrain ruling regime and pro-democracy opposition have ended with “zero” results, spokesman of the National Democratic Opposition Parties says.
Saudi-backed Bahraini regime forces have fired teargas and stun grenades at Bahraini protesters converging on the capital, Manama.
Footage of what appears to be a forced confession torn by security forces from a protester to implicate his fellows has sparked controversy in Bahrain.
Bahraini regime has arrested more than 240 people including three women as well as 19 children during police raids in May, 2013, Al-Alam reported.