The coordinating committee of the strike of political prisoners in Jaw Central Prison commended Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim's stance in support of their hunger strike, stressing that the positions he's taken in their favor "had a tremendous impact on them."

The detained figures in the "Jaw" Central Prison returned their meals to the prison administration starting Thursday, August 16, 2023 until 3 days, in solidarity with the political detainees on hunger strike in the same prison.

The United States said Thursday it has shared concern with key partner Bahrain over prison conditions after inmates announced a hunger strike over their treatment.

12 foreign detainees have joined the hunger strike of political detainees in Jaw Central Prison in support of their common humanitarian demands.

24 political prisoners in Building No. 6 Ward No. 2 in Jaw Central Prison announced their hunger strike, and 60 other prisoners announced that they would refrain from contacting their families and relatives, in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike.

Political prisoner in "Jaw" Central Prison, Mahdi Al-Ghawas, sent a message to the Bahrainis, in which he stressed that "those who say that we have nothing to lose are delusional, as we are exposed to retaliatory measures more than anyone outside the prison."

he Secretary General of the General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain (GFWTUB), Hassan Al-Halwaji, stressed the need to work with the principle of equal opportunities between foreign workers and national workers, by setting a minimum wage for each profession.

The detained political figures expressed their solidarity with the hunger-striker prisoners in Jaw Prison.

Political prisoner in Jaw Central Prison Ahmed Jaafar was transferred to solitary confinement, a day after announcing his hunger strike.

No one was surprised this year, like previous years, by the continuation of discriminatory policies regarding scholarships that have been practiced in an organized and deliberate manner since 2011. The methods have changed and the policies have remained the same.

The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said it had received numerous calls and appeals from families and others expressing grave concern about the situation of political prisoners on hunger strike in Jaw Central Prison for several days, with the aim of achieving their demands.

Al-Wefaq Society stressed that "the people of Bahrain and their political, societal and vital forces, do not falter or hesitate. They identify with their Islam and Arabism, and will not hand over the land of Bahrain to the Zionists and foreign powers, and will not accept tampering with its Islamic and Arab identity in any way."

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim called for supporting the political prisoners in their hunger strike held in Jaw Central Prison, stressing that "supporting them in their demands is an imperative duty that falls on the shoulders of the people of Bahrain."

Prisoner of conscience Hasan Mushaima affirmed his full solidarity with the political prisoners in Jaw Central Prison in the battle of the empty intestines they are waging.

Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed in a Tweet her concern after the recent reports on Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja's health, as he spends his 12th year in prison for his peaceful defence of human rights.

The National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) said on Monday, August 14, 2023, that "nurses have been provided around the clock in anticipation of any emergency" that may happen as a result of the hunger strike of political detainees in Jaw Central Prison.

The Department of Freedoms and Human Rights at Al-Wefaq Society issued a report entitled "Bahrain: An Icon of Repression", on the human rights situation in Ashura and related events.

A group of religious scholars in Bahrain declared their full solidarity with the political prisoners on hunger strike at Jaw Central Prison.

Ahmed Al-Wadaei, director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), revealed that the Jaw Prison administration transferred 4 death row political prisoners to solitary confinement after resisting an attack they were subjected to in May 2023.

The director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei revealed important details about the negotiation of officials in Jaw Central Prison and the Ministry of Interior with representatives of prisoners on hunger strike in the prison.