Members of the British Parliament expressed severe concerns about the ongoing restrictions against free speech in Bahrain; noting the recent findings by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch of "reprisals against individuals exercising their right to free speech in Bahrain."

The Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appointed each of Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahiya Al-Jishi and Ahmed Al-Sa'ati as ambassadors in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Bahraini Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa allowed on Wednesday (July 8, 2015) the preacher of Sabika Al-Nisf Mosque in Isa town, the extremist Salafist Jassim Al-Saeedi to deliver sermons again.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini militant who fights in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), Mohammed Al-Binali, declared on Thursday, July 9, 2015 that one of the affiliates of the Bahrain Defence Force defected and joined ISIS.

Bahrain Mirror: A member of the foreign relations commission in the Bahraini Parliament said he is confident that the upcoming meeting of the so-called “People's Mojahedin of Iran” organization (Mojahedin-e-Khalq) will be in Tehran after the overthrow of the regime.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini militant who fights in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), nicknamed “Abu Laden Al-Bahraini” said that the “troops of the tyrant Hamad” had arrested “Sunni youths in Bahrain.”

The Second High Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Abdulla Al-Ashraf, decided to postpone the trial of Abdulla Al-Binali, brother of Turki Al-Binali, preacher of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS).

The administration of Bahrain's Reform and Rehabilitation Center stressed that "it fulfills its legal duty towards all detainees and that the procedures are based on the rule of law with respect to human rights standards".

The member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said that the unit received last month 36 complaints ranging between torture claims as well as ill-treatment and use of excessive force by police officers against prisoners.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A report issued by an international mission that visited Bahrain (April 10-15, 2015) denounced the abuses that the human rights defenders are being subjected to, including imprisonment, torture and statelessness, which the report documented.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper said in its issue published yesterday (July 7, 2015) that Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior had installed surveillance cameras on Monday (July 6, 2015) along the course that the mourning processions take in Manama.

Bahrain Mirror: The Political Assistant to the Secretary General of Al-Wefaq Sheikh Ali, Khalil Al-Marzouq, declared that the political solution that the opposition factions proposed in the Manama Document cannot be broken down, stressing that the option of a peaceful approach is strategic.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Ever since the eruption of the Islamic Revolution in Iran since over 30 years ago, the Bahraini government has used new pretenses and charges to face those seeking democracy in Bahrain by announcing the seizure of arms warehouses claiming to belong to the country’s opposition.

Bahrain Mirror: Concerns rise as Bahrain’s Jaffaria Endowments (Waqf) Directorate began installing surveillance cameras in a number of Shiite mosques in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.

Bahrain Mirror: Reports from Jaw Central Prison indicated that one of the political prisoners held there lost his sight due to abuse and denial of medical treatment.

Bahrain Mirror: Worshippers in Bahrain’s Al-Diraz took to the streets following Friday prayer (July 3, 2015) at the Imam Sadiq mosque, demanding the release of all political prisoners, mainly the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that the Bahraini authorities have arrested 43 citizens within the last week of June.

Bahrain Mirror: The defense lawyer of Bahrain's opposition leader, Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, stated that the Bahraini Public Prosecution has appealed the verdict against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, in which he was acquitted of promoting to change the political regime by force.

Reuters: Bahrain's top government advisory body has passed a state budget for 2015 and 2016 after a six-month delay during which parliament forced changes to the plan, underlining the heavy financial pressure that Bahrain faces amid low oil prices.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s clerics stressed that “the mourning processions for Ahlulbayt (Prophet Muhammad's Family) was and shall remain as great with strong and mass participation despite Takfiri threats.