Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): As the British racer Lewis Hamilton was announced the winner of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, around 100 Bahrainis lost their freedom after government forces launched a campaign of arrests since the beginning of April in order to secure the tournament.

Bahrain Mirror: A number of medics and ambulance drivers confirmed that Bahrain’s ministry of Health announced it no longer needs their services in covering the Formula 1 event. This comes after these medics refused to take part in the tournament unless they received their dues for their former participations since 2012 until 2014.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain announced that it received the latest report published by Amnesty International, stressing that it doesn’t reflect the facts.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain Friday (April 17, 2015) to protest against the Formula 1 Grand Prix which kicked off in the Bahrain International Circuit south of the capital Manama, stressing that the tournament is being used as a cover-up for ongoing human rights violations in the island kingdom.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff posted (Thursday, April 16, 2015) a caricature against the Formula 1 Grand Prix to kick off on Friday in Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Amnesty International warned on Wednesday (April 15, 2015) of the human rights abuses that continue unabated in Bahrain, according to a 79-page report it published a couple of days before the scheduled Formula One Grand Prix tournament that will kick off on Friday.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Three days ahead of the Formula 1 event to kick off in Bahrain, regime forces launched a series of arrests. At least 21 young men, including children, were taken into custody in a number of areas across the kingdom.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Public Security Chief, Tariq Al-Hassan, said that security forces have been deployed across the country and are patrolling the F1 circuit area regularly, as February 14 Coalition called for protests against the Formula 1 race.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Information Affairs Minister Isa Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, stressed that the country’s authorities will confront calls for protests against the Formula 1 race, which is scheduled to take place between April 17 and 19.