Protests were staged in Bahraini villages and areas on Friday, July 21, 2023, denouncing the repeated crime of burning the holy Quran in Sweden.

The organizing committee for Imam Hussein blood donation campaign, launched its campaign in its 25th year under slogan "Al-Hussein is a forever-lit candle" organized by the Naim Charitable Organization and in cooperation with the Health Ministry.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim appeared for the first time attending a Ashura Majlis in the "Bahrani Husseiniya" in the holy city of Qom, on Friday, July 21, 2023, after undergoing a successful surgery.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society has documented more than 340 human rights violations during May and June 2023, including about 256 raids and 15 cases of arbitrary arrests.

The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, stressed that "the goal of Imam Hussein was nothing but the restoration of the true Mohammedan Islam," pointing out that "the revolution of Imam Hussein is a revolution of righteous against falsehood."

In an annual move whose outcome has become known in advance, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior sends invitations to heads of Bahrain's obsequies to attend a meeting with its minister; however, many obsequy managements are reluctant to attend the meeting due to its formality.

The security forces raided Al-Markh village on Friday (July 21, 2023) and attacked Ashura manifestations.

Economic researcher Sabah Naoush saw that "Bahrain's fiscal policy can't be sound unless reducing deficit leads to reducing the weight of debt in terms of size, service and relationship with economic indicators, and reducing foreign aid."

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi responded to the Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa saying that "Sectarian persecution, humiliation, and weakening of the Shiite community in Bahrain with trivial titles and pretexts must stop."

Bahrain's scholars called for "Avoiding tensions and disputes, through platforms, processions and other practices, that would could weaken Ashura commemoration."

Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Thursday (July 20, 2023) that Bahrain "doesn't need foreign preachers and chanters," adding that "the Kingdom has qualified Ashoura chanters who are always ready to take up their religious responsibilities."

Detained prisoner of conscience Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous was transferred from Jaw Central Prison to the hospital two days ago after his health deteriorated.

The complete poetic works of the late Bahraini poet Ghazi Al-Haddad entitled "Diwan Ibn Al-Qain" was published for the first time by Awal Centre for Studies and Documentation.

The Bahrain Center for human rights sent an urgent appeal to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, diplomatic missions, United Nations special rapporteurs and national governments, to pressure the Bahraini authorities to release the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) supported the complaint submitted by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) the concerning six Bahraini students, three of whom were minors at the time of the arrest, who were arbitrarily arrested and subjected to gruesome human rights violations.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim underwent on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, a successful catheterization after he suffered a health setback.

Bahrain Mirror: There is an entire network of advisers, senior ministers and former officials in Britain, who contribute effectively to the decisions of Bahrain's crown prince and prime minister, in both domestic and foreign policies.

Bahrain Mirror: The Friday preacher at the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, west of the capital Manama, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, stressed that "Ashura season has pride of place, high significance and great value," calling on Bahrainis to strive for "diligence in commemorating this season and active engagement in all squares."

Al-Wefaq condemned the "incomprehensible and shocking move" by the UK Foreign Office in its "unprofessional" annual report which excluded Bahrain from the list of countries violating human rights.

The Bahraini authorities prevented organizing a memorial service for martyrs Sadiq Thamer and Jaafar Sultan, marking the passage of 40 days of their execution in Saudi Arabia.