The Bahraini authorities released (Saturday June 3, 2017) Shiite cleric Sheikh Bashar al-A’li, after almost 5 hours of interrogations.

Bahraini human rights defender of religious freedoms Sheikh Maytham al-Salman, believed that the Bahraini government is seeking the formation of an alternative political and civil society, obedient to it.

The Bahraini security authorities released on Friday (May 26, 2017) the Shiite cleric Sheikh Abdulzahraa Al-Karbabadi after about one month of his arrest, according to activists from the village.

The security authorities arrested on Thursday (May 25, 2017) preacher of Al-Kheif Mosque, Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen from the court after his 3-month jail term was upheld over a Friday sermon he delivered.

Information reported that the Ministry of Interior summoned on Sunday the heads of Diraz-based obsequies, and asked them to intervene to disperse the sit-in crowd outside the house of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman noted that meeting with other religious clerics who call for dialogue and respect for political rights is becoming more difficult in Bahrain. He clarified that the Bahraini authorities are banning all forms of civil activities.

Sayed Abbas Shubar, Head of Religious Freedoms Unit in Bahrain SALAM for Human Rights, said that no one knows the destiny of the prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Abdulzahraa Al-Karbabadi since he was arrested on April 28 in a house raid carried out by forces affiliated to the Ministry of Interior.

The Under Secretary of the Bahraini Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Fareed Al-Muftah, said in a statement to the Al-Ayam local newspaper that he is currently studying a law for preachers and Imams of mosques.

The United States severely slammed the government of Bahrain and its recent measures against political parties and Shiite clerics.

82 clerics residing in Britain issued a statement in which they urged the Government of Bahrain to stop the trial of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the most prominent religious leader for Shia in the country.

Activists on Twitter said that the Bahraini authorities arrested Shiite cleric and his wife at the dawn today from his house in Karbabad, noting that reasons behind the arrest are unknown.

The Al-Wasat local newspaper published a summary of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report which placed Bahrain on its Tier 2 rank on terms of religious freedoms. Bahrain was covered in the Other Countries Monitored section of the 2017 Annual Report, as a consequence of deteriorating conditions of religious freedoms.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has issued a Royal Order 24/ 2017 on the formation of a legislative committee to review the family draft law.

Senior Bahraini clerics stressed that they continue to demand constitutional guarantees that protect family law, an issue not yet made available.

The security authorities released today (April 15, 2017) Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi, who is in charge of the demolished mosques' file at the Ulama Islamic Council, after serving his one-year jail term.

The Bahraini authorities summoned on Tuesday (April 11, 2017) 3 Shiite clerics for interrogation tomorrow (Wednesday) without giving them any explanations.

Bahrain’s Appeals Court considered on Monday (April 10, 2017) the case of Al-Wefaq leader and fomer MP Sheikh Hassan Isa, who is sentenced to 10 years in prison along with others, and adjourned it until May 21.

Bahrain’s minor criminal court sentenced on Thursday, March 30, 2017, Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen (60 years) to 3 months in prison and 500 BD fine over inciting hatred against the regime.

Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights said that the authorities had revoked the citizenships of 410 Bahrainis, for political reasons, noting that among them 15 are Shiite religious clerics.

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq, prominent Bahraini cleric and director of Hawza in Iranian City of Qom, commented on the verdict issued by a Bahraini court, sentencing him along with 2 others to 10 years in prison and revoking their citizenship. He stressed that the decision was based on “a vexatious and void trial." "I don’t recognize it," he added. "This trial targets everyone who demands legitimate and just rights for our oppressed people in Bahrain, in particular the ones who defend Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.”