Bahrain's Ambassador to the US Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa said the recent fighting on Gaza was shorter in length and fewer in casualties compared to 2014 war, arguing that new lines of communication in region make it easier to defuse conflict.

An Israeli news website said that the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs signed a historic agreement with the Derasat Institute of Bahrain

More than 100 academics signed an open letter in solidarity with detained Bahraini academic Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace and demanded the Bahraini authorities to stop the humiliating treatment against him and return his researches that were confiscated by the security authorities.

A report by Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) revealed the torture and ill-treatment political prisoner Mustafa AbdulKarim Khatam was subjected to after his arrest in order to force him to confess.

Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and the Acting Resident Coordinator for UN Activities and Chief of Mission of the Int'l Organization for Migration to Bahrain, Mohammed Al-Zarqani, signed a declaration of intent for cooperation and coordination to prepare, write and develop the National Human Rights Plan for the Kingdom of Bahrain for the years 2022-2026.

Bahrain's Undersecretary for International Relations at the Foreign Ministry Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa arrived in the capital of the Israeli entity, Tel Aviv, on Sunday (August 8, 2021) and met with the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.

Dozens of Sanabis residents took to the streets on Friday evening to demand the release of political prisoners.

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that it received information from Jaw Central Prison indicating that Sheikh Zuheir Ashour and his companions have been prevented from making calls for a week, and that this period could be extended as a kind of punishment against them.

Indian media outlets reported that a lawsuit was filed by the Indian authorities against seven individuals, including a former resident in Bahrain known as Mohammed Amin, on charges of joining the Islamic State (IS), the Bahraini Gulf Daily News newspaper stated.

The Public Prosecution in Bahrain announced, via its Twitter account, the release of a political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, "in consideration of his health condition".

European parliamentarians continued to pressure their governments on Bahrain's human rights file and abuses practiced by authorities in Manama against dissidents and activists.

The US Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission called on the Bahraini authorities to release political prisoner Abduljalil Al-Singace, who is on hunger strike.

The Cabinet approved during its session chaired by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa a memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding amending the provisions of the decree-law regarding medals, to create the Prince Salman bin Hamad Medal for Medical Merit.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim issued a statement on the commemoration of Ashura and precautionary measures, in which he recommended that commemoration activities be carried out according to the same preventive measures imposed on other gatherings where caution should be exercised, i.e. gatherings tolerated by the state.

Human rights activist Ali Mushaima, son of Haq Movement leader Hassan Mushaima who is sentenced to life imprisonment, said that it has been two weeks since his father was admitted to hospital. Tests have proven what we were saying about his health problems that are alarmingly worsening.

Iran strongly rejected accusations leveled against the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks by the Bahraini judiciary.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society called on the authorities to release three of the political prisoners who suffer difficult health conditions.

The London-based Bahrain Press Association (BPA) documented 15 cases of abuses against journalists, media professionals and tweeters during the first half of 2021.

Prominent imprisoned Bahraini opposition figure Abduljalil Al-Singace has lost 10 kg during the first three weeks of a hunger strike, a family member said, as rights groups called for his release and the return of a confiscated manuscript he had written.

16 leading human rights groups have issued a statement calling for the release of human rights defender Dr. bduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on hunger strike since 8 July 2021 to protest ill-treatment and demand the return of a book he wrote in prison which was confiscated by prison authorities.