Human rights defender Sayed Yusuf Al-Muhafdha has called on exiled individuals with previous convictions, including those with dual citizenship, who decide to return to Bahrain, to seek legal or human rights consultations to avoid arrest.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, on Monday, March 18, 2024, confirmed that 4 senior Bahraini opposition leaders were subjected to arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearance, unfair trial, and medical neglect.