Bahraini Shiite cleric Sheikh Yassin al-Jamri is back in detention after being summoned for questioning by Manama’s security services on Wednesday.

Bahrain’s highest religious authority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, commented Monday for the first time on the planned US-led economic conference in Bahrain, describing the initiative as “an unjust liquidation of the Palestinian cause.”

SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights is calling on Manama “to stop fabricating charges against human rights activists and journalists” after the regime leveled seemingly unfounded allegations this week against Bahrainis living exile.

Deputy Chief of Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq, lashed out at the Al Khalifa regime, saying it is contributing to the liquidation of the Palestinian cause through hosting the economic conference which is considered the economic aspect of US President Donald Trump’s so-called’ deal of the century’.

An unspecified number of detainees in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison are reportedly being denied contact with the outside world.

Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq opposition movement and the country’s highest religious authority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, rushed to the defense of Shiite cleric Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, describing him as a patriot and a voice of unity.

A detainee in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison died suddenly on Thursday shortly after complaining of ill-treatment.

A Manama court rejected a motion on Monday that was filed by Nabeel Rajab’s lawyers asking for an alternative punishment to the activist’s lengthy jail sentence.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has downplayed the Bahraini foreign minister’s claim that Iran will not be allowed to close the Strait of Hormuz “even for a single day”, urging the Manama regime to “know its place” before making threats.

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) expressed concern about current conditions in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison, which have become “increasingly dire”.

Major opposition and activist figures who were stripped of Bahraini citizenship are not among hundreds of people whose nationality will be restored under an amnesty announced last week.

The London-based Bahraini human rights defender, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, is reporting that the head of Bahrain’s Jaw Prison visited the United Kingdom earlier this month.

Former Bahraini MP Mohammed Khalid Ibrahim has been detained after the public prosecutor’s office in Manama accused him of ‘broadcasting false news and misusing social media’.

Small-scale protests erupted across Bahrain on Friday night against what many regard as efforts aimed at ‘normalizing’ ties between Manama and Israel.

Rights campaigner Ebtisam al-Saegh is reporting that a number of detainees at Bahrain’s Jaw Prison sustained injuries after being assaulted by the guards at the facility on Wednesday night.