Casualties of the 2011 Bahraini uprising and its aftermath

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry concluded that many detainees were subjected to torture and other forms of physical and psychological abuse while in custody, five of whom returned dead bodies.

[5] Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa claimed that 395 police officers were injured, four of them allegedly "abducted and tortured".

Bahrain's Gulf Daily News newspaper reported that anti-government protesters attacked and killed an elderly taxi driver on 13 March.

[9][10] Bahrain's independent Al Wasat newspaper cited witnesses that said the taxi driver died in a traffic accident.

[citation needed] MOI proceeded to carry out an autopsy without obtaining the consent of the family, who were not allowed to see the body until the following morning.

Al Wefaq called for an international independent investigation in the case, alleging a loss of all confidence in the integrity of the Bahraini judiciary and security forces.

Graffiti in Barbar, Bahrain depicting eight victims labelled as " martyrs "
The government claims that the burns on Sayed Hashim's body were inconsistent with burns caused by a tear gas canister