UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt expressed his concern about the recent sentence issued against Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab.

he Bahraini government-affiliated National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) praised the UK Foreign Office�s report on Human Rights and Democracy for 2016 on Bahrain. It said that the report �described Bahrain as the most advanced state in the region in human rights reforms.�

Index on Censorship criticized in a statement issued on its website the annual 2016 report on Human Rights issued by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday July 20, 2017.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office voiced its concern over measures taken by the government in 2016 which further restricted some civil liberties, including freedom of expression and assembly.

The Bahraini Embassy in the UK issued a statement on its official �Twitter� account regarding �Allegations in the Case of Ibtisam Al-Saegh�.

Accompanied by Kuwaiti mediators, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Doha on Tuesday (July 11, 2017) for talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, over the crisis.

Britain on Monday urged Gulf states including Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade of Qatar and to find an immediate solution to the impasse through mediation.

Britain's spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, said that his country hopes a solution is reached soon, and that the (GCC) regains its unity, after states have severed ties with Qatar over claims of supporting terrorism.

The UK-based Bahraini activist Isa Al-A'ali said that the Bahraini authorities arrested his father and summoned his mother over his participation in an anti-King protest.

The Bahrain News Agency published photos of Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa meeting UK Queen Elizabeth during the Windsor Horse Show.

Activists circulated photos on social media networks for protest in the UK calling against the Bahraini King�s visit to the UK.

British rights activists have called on the queen to protest against rising repression, torture and executions in Bahrain when she meets the Gulf state's king in the UK on Friday, according to Middle East Eye website.

A group of NGOs issued an appeal calling on international high-ranked officials and agencies to take public actions regarding the case of Bahrain�s Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, before his trial scheduled to be held next Sunday May 7, 2017.

Reprieve commented on the execution of Ali Al-Singace, Abbas Al-Samei and Sami Mushaima in a statement it published on its website on the Internet, indicating UK's complicity in the crime.

After Bahraini authorities executed 3 Bahraini political prisoners, British Foreign Secretary merely reiterated UK�s opposing stance towards the death penalty without official condemnation.

UK Government Spokesperson in the Middle East and North Africa announced that British PM will attend 37th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, to be hosted by Bahrain.

A charge against Bahraini political activist Ebrahim Sharif accusing him of "inciting hatred" in the Gulf island kingdom has been dropped, a rights group and the British Embassy said Thursday.

Prominent Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif said security authorities summoned him again on Thursday for questioning over meeting with British Embassy official.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May discussed with the King of Bahrain several topics, most importantly the �ongoing domestic reform program�.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received on Tuesday (October 4, 2016) Commander of the UK's Joint Forces, General Sir Chris Deverell, and his accompanying delegation in the presence of Chief of Staff, Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi.