Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Jim McGovern, said "the decision to deny Maryam Al-Khawaja and others entry and cancel the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights delegation contradicts everything Foreign Minister Al-Zayani said about Bahrain's commitment to human rights when we met."

Maryam Al-Khawaja announced in a tweet on the "X" platform that her father, prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, has resumed his hunger strike.

The Secretary-General of "Bahrain Freedom Movement", Saeed al-Shehabi, who lives in London, suffered a health condition and as a result was admitted to the hospital two days ago.

The Third High Criminal Court acquitted on Monday, September 18, 2023, the owner of "Disney Nursery" of charges brought against her by the Ministry of Education, including "defamation and contempt."

Front Line Defenders staff organized a solidarity vigil with prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.

Prisoner of conscience Abd Ali Al-Singace announced on Sunday, September 17, 2023, launching a hunger strike in protest against being prevented by the authorities from attending the funeral procession of his deceased son, after they had previously promised him to let him attend.

Minor political detainees in Dry Dock prison began a hunger strike on Sunday, September 17, 2023, for at least the third time after the prison administration broke promises to resolve their case.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim stressed that "the normalization of the ruling political system in Bahrain with the Zionist enemy goes against the sovereignty of the people who completely reject this normalization."

"I am extremely concerned about the deteriorating health of Mr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mr. Naji Fateel. Medical negligence and lack of adequate care has left them in a worrying state," said Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.

Without a doubt, it is a victory for the prisoners and their will. After demonstrating patience and persistence, the prisoners were able to extract from the Ministry of Interior recognition of their urgent human rights that they demanded since the first day of the hunger strike, which began on August 7 and ended on September 12, 2023.

The Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy, which comprises 27 political, human rights and various societies, reiterated its rejection of the agreement and considered it "a permanent threat against the interests of the Bahraini and Palestinian people and all the sons of the nation."

Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, warned that "the agreement between the United States and Bahrain should not be at the expense of democratic values and human rights."

The Bahraini authorities prevented Maryam Al-Khawaja, daughter of detainee Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, from boarding a plane to return to her country.

The New York Times said that the security agreement the US signed with Bahrain on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, "could serve as a template for other Gulf Arab governments, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, that have recently demanded stronger security guarantees from the United States."

Al-Wefaq Society welcomed the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Bahrain, stressing that "the visit comes in light of difficult humanitarian, human rights and political conditions after the lack of trust and the absence of a social contract between the ruler and the ruled."

FreeAlKhawaja Campaign posted a tweet via "X" platform announcing that Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was prevented from visiting the doctor yesterday, despite his urgent need for medical care. The campaign attached a video for Al-Khawaja's daughter telling the details.

The United States and Bahrain on Wednesday signed a strategic security and economic agreement which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said would expand defense and intelligence collaboration between the two countries.

The authorities refused to temporarily release prisoner of conscience and leader of the "Haq" Movement, Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, to participate in the funeral of his nephew, Ahmed Al-Singace.

Detained opposition leaders in Jaw Central Prison called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delegation to meet them, stressing that the "delegation's efforts should not be limited to improving prison conditions."

Bahrain has suddenly postponed a visit by a delegation from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which was scheduled for the next few days.