Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan discussed with Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) Chief Executive Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa insuring the Formula 1 races to be hosted in Bahrain in April.

Bahrain International Circuit Chief Executive Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa said that Bahrain circuit achieved huge financial revenues that reached billion dollar within 10 years since 2009.

The High Appeals Court upheld a verdict sentencing a defendant to 10 years in prison, in a case linked to burning a gas station on the Formula 1 road. The case comprised 3 defendants who were obliged to pay an amount of 1085 Bahraini Dinars for the caused damages.

The Supreme Court of Appeal presided over by Judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa, and under the secretariat of Abdullah Mohammad, overruled the appeal of a defendant who was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, along with 3 others.

A number of medics complained that the Ministry of Health has not yet given them their dues in return to the work they did during the Formula 1 Race in 2016 and 2017.

Sayed Ahmad Al-Wadaei said in an article in the British “The Guardian” newspaper that “the grand prix coincides with heightened repression in Bahrain”.

Bahraini security forces have intensified their measures, tightening the ongoing siege imposed on the village of Diraz since June 2016.

Index on Censorship said on its website that it is deeply concerned about the deteriorating conditions for freedom of expression and human rights in Bahrain.

Human rights campaigners have urged Formula One management to cancel next week's Bahrain Grand Prix, accusing the country's rulers of using the race to "whitewash" abuses and improve their image abroad.

The deputy president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Yousif Al-Mohafdha stressed that the Formula One drivers and organizers of the race might not be aware that they are helping the Bahraini regime cover up human rights abuses and violations of freedom of expression.

The Telegraph addressed “the storm of abuse” that the British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton invited on Sunday afternoon after “professing his adoration of Bahrain culture,” in a tweet.

The British daily The Guardian published an article in which it highlights the letter sent by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) to Jean Todt, president of FIA, raising its concerns about alleged serious human rights violations in the country.

A number of areas across Bahrain witnessed protests on Sunday (April 3, 2016) on the third and final day of the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Amnesty International urged Bahraini authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release jailed opposition figures as opening practice for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix began at a circuit near Manama on Friday.

The head of Bahrain's Public Security Tareq Al-Hassan said that security forces have completed security preparations for securing the Formula 1 race, noting that the measures will not be limited to the perimeter of the race track in the Sakhir area only, but to all areas across Bahrain.