Ibrahim Sarhan, legal adviser at Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, confirmed that "Bahrain is not cooperating with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights although it has been 40 days since it agreed to appoint a permanent resident human rights coordinator in Manama."

On Thursday, May 4, 2023, riot forces stormed several buildings in Jaw Central Prison and beat a number of detainees in their cells.

The acting attorney general and head of the Special Investigation Unit said that "the unit received during the first third of 2023, 14 complaints in which allegations varied between torture, ill-treatment and the use of excessive force by members of the public security forces."

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa recently pardoned for the second time in three years Abdulrahman Al-Dhahrani, son of former Speaker of Parliament Khalifa Al-Dhahrani, who is known for his trade in drugs and weapons.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that "Labor Day in Bahrain comes in the light of harsher labor conditions than in the past due to deteriorating economic conditions and ignoring of the outstanding labor problems."

The Secretary-General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Abdulqader Al-Shehabi, called on the government to "completely stop the privatization policy, which has proven to be useless and even harmful to the quality of the health and education systems in Bahrain."

Al-Wefaq Society confirmed that the conditions of Bahraini workers have been the same for years due to absence of reform and the will for change and the prevailing policies of discrimination, marginalization and retaliation.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said the government in Bahrain has told prisoners: "You will die at our hands". They, however, answered the authorities by saying: "We will carry on and record a victory for Islam and Muslims against the will of the executioner."

Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, said that "foreigners are now occupying various high and low-level jobs in the private sector and ministries and are taking over the labor market," warning that this "exacerbates the unemployment crisis and prevents its addressing."

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim underlined that "there can be no renaissance of a state living in a permanent internal state of emergency.

A question arose after the announcement of resumption of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Qatar: Will prayer times in Bahrain be restored to their normal times or will they continue to be based on the "politicized" calendar adopted by the Royal Court, which is the "Zubarah and Bahrain calendar"?

Former Secrteary-General of Wa'ad Ibrahim Sharif revealed that one of the detained figures told him: We swear to God that we will endure this deliberate negligence and if we die in prison, we will die with our heads held high.

Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, confirmed that "endowments are being seized under the eyes of the Justice Ministry," stressing that "confiscation of endowments is a crime similar to the demolition of mosques".

The Public Prosecution extended the detention of eulogy reciter Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 15 additional days over taking part in a funeral procession in Manama and reciting a poem in solidarity with Palestine.

The government has opened the door for theft bids in the following two years, a draft budget with an unrealistic deficit, and the start of borrowing operations whose details no one has knowledge of as their methods of spending remain unknown.

Details of Bahrain's draft budget for 2023-2024, which the government referred to parliament, have gone viral.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning in Bahrain issued an edict that raises concerns again about plans to Judaize neighborhoods in the capital, Manama.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The government of Bahrain has hired a group of banks to arrange contacts with investors ahead of a planned issuance of dollar-denominated Sukuk and bonds, Reuters reports.

"Salam for Democracy and Human Rights" and the "Bahrain Forum for Human Rights" called on the regime to release detained political figure Abdulwahab Hussein, who is being subjected to medical negligence, by being deprived of his medical appointments and treatment.

The Public Prosecution announced the detention of Mutshar Rafei Dandel, who identifies himself as the head of Al-Uqaydat tribe, on charges of "collecting funds without a license and broadcasting false news".