Prisoners Affairs Authority in Bahrain has appointed former detained activist Jaafar Yahya as its spokesperson. This body was established by the Al-Wafa'a Islamic Party.

Al-Wefaq Society documented 470 human rights violations practiced by the regime, from January 1 to March 31, 2023, including 283 house raids and 36 arbitrary arrests.

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) affirmed in its 2022 annual report the continued violations, ill-treatment and deteriorating prison conditions in Bahrain, and called for imposing sanctions against officials in Bahrain under the Magnitsky Act.

The Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called on the Bahraini government to immediately and unconditionally release detained human rights defender Naji Fateel, and to conduct an impartial investigation to identify and hold perpetrators accountable.

Amnesty International confirmed in its annual report that "Bahrain continued to restrict freedoms of expression and assembly and to hold prisoners for exercising these rights."

The Court of Cassation sentenced a citizen to one month in prison over the charge of "insulting an official in a government agency" on social media outlets.

The United States announced a $350 million sale of military equipment and the refurbishing of helicopters and missile launchers to Bahrain.

British MPs launched a motion to release political prisoners in Bahrain on their 12th anniversary of their imprisonment.

Bahrain's foreign ministry has summoned Iraq's Chargé d'Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday.

Iranian Ambassador to Spain Hassan Ghashghavi met with his Saudi counterpart Azzam Al-Qain on the evening of Monday (March 27, 2023) in Madrid.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed during a phone call on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, "the importance of strategic relations with Iran."

The Iranian "Tasnim" news agency said that a Bahraini delegation will visit Iran as part of the current diplomatic efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Bahraini human rights activists confirmed in their interventions in front of the Bahraini Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior delegation during the 52nd session of the "Human Rights Council" in Geneva, that Bahrain continues to violate human rights and has not taken any serious step towards reform.

Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi called for "purifying the climate and initiating serious dialogues," stressing "the need to end all crises." He went on to say that since Sheikh Isa Qassim "is the symbol of this country, even bigger than it," Bahrainis should "abide by Sheikh Isa's directives in their behavior and lives."

Maryam Al-Khawaja posted a tweet on her Twitter account saying that the Bahraini authorities once again prevented her father from seeing a cardiologist, which puts his life to more danger.

Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, called to make use of the holy month of Ramadan to resolve the nation's outstanding issues, release prisoners and return the exiled.

Sources told Al-Bilad and Al-Watan newspapers that the government will refer the state's general budget 2023-2024 to the House of Representatives next week, on Monday.

SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights called on the Bahraini authorities to conduct investigations to officially reveal the responsible parties for violations that led to the death of citizens and to activate principle of accountability and non-impunity.

The US Department of State published in 2022 annual report on human rights situations in about 200 countries and states around the world, including Bahrain.

More than 30 lawyers in the Bahrain Bar Society have filed complaints with the Public Prosecution accusing a citizen of "offending them" on social media outlets.