Bahraini opposition groups have called for mass participation in demonstrations in commemoration of the 2011 popular uprising.

Thousands of supporters of the Venezuelan government march through Caracas on World Youth Day.

Lebanon bans Bahraini opposition groups from holding two events in the country.

An independent human rights organization says Saudi officials resort to secret trials in order to cover up grave violations committed against political prisoners.

Saudi regime forces arrest the official representative of the Rohingya Muslims to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the head of the Rohingya International Center in the holy city of Mecca.

Bahrain's main opposition group says the regime committed more than 50 violations against Bahraini citizens in the last week of January.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has lashed out at the opposition for its attempt to push for a recall referendum against him, denouncing the move as "childish" and a "major fail" after the country's National Electoral Council declared his opponents had not collected enough signatures for the vote.

An independents rights group has warned of widespread discriminations and violations of women’s rights in Bahrain.

Saudi authorities extend the prison sentence of renowned dissident author Muhammad al-Hudayf by four more years.

A human rights organization voices concern over repression of press freedom, and arbitrary imprisonment of journalists in Saudi Arabia.