Bahrain Mirror: The family of detainee Mohammad Faraj, who suffers from “Multiple sclerosis”, expressed their concern over him being deliberately prevented from receiving the required treatment to his rare life-threatening illness

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): On the sidelines of the Fourth International Human Rights Conference, entitled: (Bahrain: Absence of Justice and Breach of International Commitments), which was held by Bahrain Forum for Human Rights and its main partners, Bahrain Mirror interviewed the British human rights defender and lawyer Abigail Bach. Bach discussed the situation of "stateless Bahrainis", who have been stripped of their nationalities "because of their political views and critical statements of the human rights violations committed by the Bahraini authorities".

The Indian cartoonist, Aseem Trivedi, posted a caricature that depicts the suffering of Hussain Jawad, the chairman of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, in the Bahraini prisons.

The Minister of Energy said that the government will not repair the lighting poles in the regions of protests pursuant to the decision number 5-20/2013 issued by the ministerial commission

After his family was allowed to visit him in Jaw Prison on April 21, 2015, the blind prisoner, Jaafar Maatouk, refused to talk about the torture he was subjected to. His family said that his skin color has turned darker than before.

The Interior Ministry of Bahrain announced on Monday (April 28, 2015) that it has arrested 28 people over charges of involvement in terrorist activities.

Al-Wasat, a local Bahraini newspaper, stated that the Government of Bahrain's 2015-2016 budget expenditure plan which will be presented to the Parliament next week includes a section that says that "government budget spending will not be able to cover the expenses of all future projects, financial support of higher educational institutions."

The family of detainee Dr. Ali Al-Ekri was allowed to visit him on Monday (April 27, 2015) after being deprived of a visit for almost two months since the attack on Jaw Prison detainees that took place on the 10th of last March.

The Bahraini authorities released the Secretary-General of the Bahraini Nursing Society, Ibrahim Al-Demistani, on Tuesday (April 28, 2015), after serving a 3-year jail sentence over charges of treating injured protesters during the popular uprising.

The family of detainee Dr. Ali Al-Ekri was allowed to visit him on Monday (April 27, 2015) after being deprived of a visit for almost two months since the attack on Jaw Prison detainees that took place on the 10th of last March.

After the family of detainee Talib Ali, who is sentenced to 50 years in prison, was able to visit him on Sunday, they realized that all the reports about torture are true and not exaggerated.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, stated that the Saudi intervention in Bahrain left hundreds of people dead and injured and others arrested, stressing that Riyadh's actions of besieging Yemen will not pass without retaliation.

Al-Wasat newspaper stated that "social media accounts have discussed news about the arrest of the ISIS Senior Cleric Turki Al-Binali's brother, as he attempted to escape from Bahrain using his friend's passport."

The British government once again refused to disclose information and documents about Security Memorandum with Bahrain.

Concerning Nabeel Rajab's case, German MP Christoph Strässer stressed that "the right to peaceful expression of opinion is extremely significant and deserves international protection."

Moody's Investors Service, a credit rating agency, expected that Bahrain's budget deficit will increase to 14% of its GDP in 2015, and shrink to 10% in 2016.

The Interior Minister of Bahrain, Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, called on the citizens of the gulf kingdom to advice their children against committing illegal actions, hinting at the participation of a large portion of the Bahraini youth in demonstrations.

The Bahraini government has deprived prominent human rights activists Abdulhadi and Salah Al-Khawaja, who are serving long prison terms, of attending their brother's funeral and mourning ceremony, as the authorities refused to grant them temporary release.

Bahrain's Prime Minister stated that "it is unacceptable to have Bahrain give in to the blackmail of some human rights organizations that ignore information and facts and intend to distort the image of the gulf kingdom."

A Bahraini court sentenced an Iraqi national to three years in prison over charges of joining a protest and arson. He is also to be deported after serving his sentence.