Front Line Defenders condemned this recent wave “of harassment against human rights defenders in Bahrain” considering it to “be solely motivated by their peaceful and legitimate activities in the defence of human rights”. It urged the authorities “to cease all forms of harassment against all human rights defenders in Bahrain” and “immediately and unconditionally remove the travel bans imposed against human rights defenders facing travel restrictions.”

Social Media activists said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution questioned on Wednesday (November 23, 2016) the president of the (dissolved) Bahrain Nursing Society Dr. Roula Al-Saffar and accused her of inciting hatred against the regime and threatening civil peace.