The new Press law was unanimously approved during Shura Council’s weekly session on Sunday.
Amendments to the 2002 Press, Printing and Publishing Law seeks to introduce a modern legal framework for both traditional and digital media while abolishing prison sentences for media-related offences.
The long-anticipated proposed legislation - now renamed the Publications and Digital Media Law of 2002 - represents a sweeping overhaul of Bahrain’s media regulations for the first time in over two decades.
The bill aims to strike a careful balance between freedom of expression and legal accountability, ensuring that journalism keeps pace with the country’s ongoing digital transformation.
Present to respond to members' queries was Information Minister Dr Ramzan Al Nuaimi.
Editors-in-Chief, senior journalists and representatives from the Bahrain Journalists Association were also present during deliberations.
It has been referred to His Majesty King Hamad for ratification.
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