The following is a timeline of events that followed the Bahraini uprising of 2011 from April to June 2011. This phase included continued crackdown, lifting of the state of emergency and return of large protests.

Timeline

April 2011

3–11 April On 3 April, the pro-opposition Bahraini newspaper Alwasat was temporarily shut down by the Bahraini government.Lutz, Meris (3 April 2011). "Bahrain: Government Shuts Down Newspaper Critical of Crackdown". Babylon & Beyond (blog of Los Angeles Times). Retrieved 15 April 2011.

On 5 April, Physicians for Human Rights reported that a number of doctors had gone missing at the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama following recent interrogations by security forces.

On 7 April, Doctors Without Borders released a report stating that hospitals in Bahrain were used as bait by the government to snare wounded pro-democracy protesters after security forces took over health facilities. The Bahraini government, however, denied these claims.Staff (7 April 2011). "Bahrain Hospitals Used as 'Bait' in Crackdown: MSF". Agence France-Presse (via Google News). Retrieved 15 April 2011. On the same day, four players of the Bahrain national football team were suspended after being accused of lending their support to anti-government protests. A'ala Hubail and Mohamed Hubail were reported to have been arrested during a training session with the Al Ahli football club after being identified on television at a rally protesting against the Bahrain government.

On 8 April, a team of Physicians for Human Rights investigators arrived at the Salmaniya Hospital to investigate reports of the systematic targeting and abuse of medical personnel. After being informed by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health that they were welcome to visit the hospital, the investigative team arrived to find the hospital surrounded and filled by fully armed security forces and riot police, all wearing black ski masks. After some confusion, the Physicians for Human Rights team was escorted off the hospital premises.Physicians for Human Rights, Do No Harm: A Call for Bahrain to End Systematic Attacks on Doctors and Patients, (April 2011) https://s3.amazonaws.com/PHR_Reports/bahrain-do-no-harm-2011.pdf

On 9 April, twenty masked men stormed the house of the daughter of leading Shia activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja. During the raid, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja was seized in the middle of the night and taken away along with his two sons-in-law. Alkhawaja's daughter was also present and witnessed her father's abuse at the hands of the security forces.Press Release, Physicians for Human Rights, PHR Condemns Arrest of Prominent Bahraini Human Rights Activist and Family Members; Urges Immediate US Government Intervention http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/press/press-releases/news-2011-04-09.html

On 10 April, the interior ministry reported that two Shia activists died in custody. Officials accused Nabeel Rajab of fabricating photos posted on his Twitter account of the body of Ali Isa Ibrahim Saqer, who died in detention on 9 April. The photos showed slash marks all over his back and other signs of physical abuse. A Human Rights Watch researcher saw Saqer's body just prior to his burial and said the photos were accurate.(18 April 2011). "Bahrain: Attack on Rights Defender's Home". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2011.(11 April 2011). "Bahrain Accuses Human Rights Leader of Faking Pictures of Beating". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2011. A Physicians for Human Rights investigator and forensic pathologist inspected photographs of the body and found that they depicted severe contusions that appeared to be the result of blunt force injuries. According to PBS NewsHour on 17 May 2011, "Five prison guards are being charged with Saqer's death. That's according to Bahrain's Minister of Justice Sheikh Khalid bin Ali bin Abdulla al Khalifa, one of the royal family [members]".(17 May 2011). "Uncertainty Reigns in Bahrain Amid Mix of Normalcy, State of Siege" . PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

On 11 April, four CNN reporters were arrested by Bahraini security forces in the village of Bani Jamra for filming in unrestricted areas; they were later released.

12 April One Bahraini national and two Iranian nationals were accused by the Bahraini High Court of providing military and economic information to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards between 2002 and April 2010, with "the intention of harming the national interests of the country". The court adjourned the case until 20 April.

Iranian member of parliament Ruhollah Hosseinian said that the Islamic Republic should dispatch its military forces to Bahrain.

The Associated Press reported that Zainab al-Khawaja, the daughter of prominent activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, announced on her blog, as well as on Twitter, in a letter addressed to US President Barack Obama that she would not eat until her father is released, along with her husband, brother-in-law and uncle. She ended her fast on 20 April 2011.Bahraini protester ends hunger strike, Robert Booth, The Guardian, 20 April 2011

The release of eighty-six prisoners and suspension of more teachers and doctors was reported by the Bahraini newspaper Alwasat.

13 – 18 April On 13 April, a group of University of Bahrain students began to protest in response to events at the BFH.جامعة البحرين تشهد احتجاجات ومناوشات. alwasatnews.com (Arabic) The university announced that due to recent events it was going to cease academic operations in Sakhir and Isa Town until further notice, not resuming courses until 15 May.جامعة البحرين: وقف الدراسة حتى إشعار آخر. alwasatnews.com (Arabic)

On 15 April, the Ministry of Justice announced it would move to ban Al Wefaq and the Islamic Action Society, but after strong criticism by the US government and others, the Foreign Minister denied that the government had any plans to dissolve either political parties and claimed that "the news were inaccurate".Staff (15 April 2011). "Bahrain 'Defers' Shia Party Ban Pending Unrest Probe". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

On 15 April, The News International, a Pakistani newspaper, reported that Iranian Foreign Ministry had warned Pakistan of serious ramifications if the recruitment of thousands of Sunni Pakistanis in the Bahraini security forces did not stop. Nevertheless, the Pakistani Army, which provides the recruitment of retired military personnel has ignored the Iranian warning as the recruitment process continued. The newspaper further reported that the Iranian media predicted a prominent role for Pakistan in the Middle East, accusing Pakistan of "collaborating with the Sunni rulers of Bahrain to crush a pro-democracy movement".Mir, Amir (15 April 2011). April 2011 "Hiring of Pak Fighters for Bahrain Angers Iran". The News International. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

In the early hours of 18 April, unknown assailants lobbed teargas grenades into the home of Nabeel Rajab, president of BCHR in the village of Bani Jamra. Tear gas penetrated into the adjacent home of Rajab's 78-year-old mother who suffers from respiratory disease, causing her great distress. To Human Rights Watch's knowledge, only Bahrain's security forces have access to the types of grenades thrown into the Rajab family's compound.(18 April 2011). "Bahrain: Attack on Rights Defender's Home". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 18 May 2011.Staff (19 April 2011). "Bahraini Activist's Home Tear Gassed" . CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

21 April Several reports have documented a systematic military abuse against medical staff.

On 21 April, emails by a senior surgeon from the Salmaniya Medical Complex were published by The Independent, adding more details on the disappearance of medical staff reported on 5 April. The surgeon, before disappearing wrote on 8 April: "Three weeks of hell. The military took control of the Salmaniya Hospital. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and patients treated as suspects by soldiers and policemen. Daily interrogation and detention to some of our colleges [...] so many of our consultant surgeon and physician colleges been arrested at pre-dawn raids and disappear. Not only doctors, nurses paramedics, football players, university academics, dean of colleges... everybody is a suspect not sure but very much intimidated and frighten."Laurance, Jeremy (2011) Bahrain's secret terror, in The Independent, 21 April 2011 UK medics have stated that Bahrain is violating the Geneva Convention.

28 April On 28 April, seven Shiite protesters Ali Abdullah Hassan Alsingace (incorrectly pronounced Al Singees, Qasim Hasan Matar Ahmad, Saeed Abduljalil Saeed, Abdulaziz Abdulridha Ibrahim Husain, Isa Abdullah Kadhem Ali, Sayyed Sadiq Ali Mahdi and Husain Jaafar Abdulkareem were convicted in a military court for the killing of two police officers Kashef Ahmed Mandhoor and Mohammed Farooq Abdulsamad Al Balooshi during the operation to evict protesters from the Pearl Roundabout on 16 March. The first four defendants were sentenced to death, while the remaining three were sentenced to life imprisonment.

May 2011

17–18 May According to a police statement about a crackdown on a crowd of anti-government protesters in the village of Nuwaidrat on 17 May, one protestor was injured in the head followed by the injury of nine policemen deliberately hit by a car. After one of the protesters was injured in the head, his brother got into his car and drove at full speed into the policemen. Of the nine policemen, four were injured seriously and five were wounded less seriously. The police stated that the driver was injured. Other sources claim that there was a fight between police men and that they fired bird-shots on each other.(28 May 2011). "Jordanian and Yemeni Troops in Bahrain". Al-Akhbar. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

21–23 May For the second time, human rights activist Nabeel Rajab's house was attacked by unknown assailants in the early hours of 21 May.Staff (22 May 2011). "Home of a Bahraini Activist Is Attacked, Again, Rights Group Says". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2011. Four gas grenades were fired at the house at 3:30 am Saturday in the village of Bani Jamra, Bahrain, and two broke through the windows in quarters occupied by his brother, Nader, and his family. Human Rights Watch noted that the grenades were manufactured in the United States and were of a type to which only the Bahrain Defense Authorities had access. Now it appears the Bahraini government has found a new supplier. Rajab said: "This time, the grenades were of a smaller dimension than in mid-April, and there were no markings of manufacture."(23 May 2011). "Attack Against Mr. Nabeel Rajab's House". International Federation for Human Rights. Retrieved 27 May 2011.Gutman, Roy (21 May 2011). "Bahrain's Top Human Rights Activist Targeted Two Days after Obama Speech" . McClatchy Newspapers. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

On 22 May, the appeal military court (Appeal National Safety Court) changed the death penalty (originally at 28 April) for protesters Ali Qassim Hassan Mattar Ahmed and Sa'eed Abduljaleel Saeed to life imprisonment while confirming it for Ali Abdulla Hassan Alsingace and Abdulaziz Abdulredha Ibrahim Hussain.(22 May 2011). "The Appeal National Safety Court Confirms the Death Penalty of Two Defendants Involved in Murdering Policemen". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

On 23 May, Nabeel Rajab claimed that his 65-year-old uncle, Mohammad Hassan Mohammad Jawad was arrested and is currently being tortured, due to his relation to Rajab."Focus on torturing activist Moh'd Hassan Moh'd Jawad (aged 65) because he is my uncle", Nabeel Rajab Twitter, 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.

29–31 May