Bahraini forces cracked down on an open-ended sit-in initiated by the families of political prisoners in front of the Jaw Central Prison on Thursday, May 2, 2024, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners.

Fawziya Rashid, a Bahraini national of Pakistani origin and "Akhbar Al-Khaleej" writer, opposed the call for pardoning political prisoners even amid the increasing fear for their lives due to the Coronavirus outbreak.