A new report by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry has revealed that five Bahraini prisoners have died due to torture by the Al-Khalifa regime. 

The inquiry panel says three of the deaths took place while the prisoners were in custody of Bahraini security forces. 

The commission has reportedly called for further investigation into the issue. 

The five prisoners were among the protesters who were arrested during anti-regime demonstrations Bahrain. 

On November 23, the commission issued a report saying that the Manama regime had used “excessive force, including the extraction of forced confessions against detainees,” in efforts to crush the demonstrations in the country. 

Bahraini forces have killed scores of people since the anti-regime demonstrations erupted in February. 

The Saudi-backed regime has stepped up its crackdown on the protesters. However, the anti-regime protesters have expressed their determination to continue to fight for “the cause of the martyrs of the revolution.” 

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) issued a report on November 23, saying that the Manama regime had used “excessive force, including the extraction of forced confessions against detainees,” in efforts to crush demonstrations in the country.

Bahraini anti-regime protesters have expressed their determination to struggle for “the cause of the martyrs of the revolution” despite a decision by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to “invite all parties, including those in opposition, to post an adviser in his office to monitor the reconciliation and reform process.”