Bahraini court upheld the verdict to acquit nine policemen of the charge of assaulting, beating and torturing 13 prisoners, as part as an ongoing “impunity policy” followed in the country

Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), announced that the unit received during February, 2016, 35 complaints. The allegations varied between torture and maltreatment.

The Guardian revealed in an article by journalist Jamie Doward that there are documents proving that "Britain has been accused of waging a behind-the-scenes PR offensive aimed at neutering United Nations criticism of Bahrain for its human rights record, including the alleged use of torture by its security forces."

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The British national newspaper, The Independent, reported that despite years of crackdowns, torture and oppression in Bahrain, the UK has drawn even closer to the Gulf state.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini detainee Taleb Ali, who is sentenced over the "5 Tons" case on smuggled explosives, was able to recognize the police officer who tortured him in the courtroom.

Bahrain's police chief Tariq al-Hassan said in an interview with Reuters that the Gulf state was slowly returning to stability five years after a 2011 uprising was put down by force, but still faced security threats from Iran-backed elements and militants linked to Islamic State.

Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International called on the Bahraini authorities to investigate Ali Isa Al-Tajer's torture allegations promptly. In an urgent action statement issued on Thursday (February 11, 2016), Amnesty also urged Bahrain to publish the results, including the results of any medical examinations and bring those responsible to justice.

The UK-based Guardian newspaper stated that the “British taxpayers are paying millions to fund a police watchdog in Bahrain that has failed to investigate torture claims in the case of a man who has been sentenced to death.”

Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Abdulrahman Al-Moawada said that the unit has received during January 2016, 17 complaints about torture or otherwise ill treatment and begun its investigations into the allegations.

The News Time website stated that Witness Bahrain will be presented at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jen Marlowe, a New York and Seattle-based human rights activist and author.

Bahrain’s Pearl Center for Studies and Research published a booklet in which it documents the testimonies of victims of torture inside prisons in Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror: Three Bahraini organizations condemned the sentences issued by Bahraini courts on January 25, 2016 to imprison 57 detainees to an additional 15 years over claims of their involvement in Jaw Prison riots that took place in March, 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, the member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), said that the SIU received during December of last year, 2015, 40 complaints ranging between allegations of torture, abuse and excessive use of force against the Public Security Forces.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Bahraini Special Investigation Unit Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazza'a said that the sentence issued against the two policemen was harshened over beating Isa Ibrahim Saqer who died as a result.

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Monday (December 21, 2015) 5 protesters to life imprisonment after the Bahraini Interior Ministry accused them of manufacturing, possessing and using explosives, as well as attempting to detonate a bombing.

Bahrain Mirror: Director of the Correctional and Detention Centers Control Directorate at the Ombudsman’s General Secretariat in Bahrain, Hamad Taqi, said that the general secretariat received 128 complaints and 589 help requests in the period between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International called for urgent action regarding the case of detainee Ali Isa Al-Tajer, who was referred to the Public Prosecution on November 30, 2015, which brought terrorism-related charges against him.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Very excessive acts of torture were practiced in one of the latest cases of detainees in Bahrain. That's what the detainees' parents said according to their sons' accounts, revealing the truth about the information Britain presented to the UN on Bahrain's so-called "success in reforming its security bodies."

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted on Monday (December 7, 2015) five policemen of charges of torturing detainees to extract false confessions.

Bahrain Mirror: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has received 14 complaints during November, nine of which were related to claims of ill-treatment, while four others were linked to torture and another regarding the use of excessive force by policemen.