Bahrain has temporarily freed a female activist who has accused her government of torture in detention, rights groups said Monday.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 61/2017 restructuring the Commission of Prisoners and Detainees Rights.

The Bahraini authorities released on Sunday night detainee Rawan Sanqour who was arrested at late of September, over contacting the International Committee of the Red Cross to help her detained brother Ali Sanqour in receiving his right to treatment.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said Jaw Prison authorities continue their crackdown on prisoners, retaliating against the inmates by intentionally cutting off water supply for days.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society appealed that there are over 4000 prisoners of conscience in the Bahraini prisons “subjected to political retaliation” after several reports about detainees subjected to torture and enforced disappearance.

Activists on social media outlets said that the security authorities referred child Mahdi Ahmad Muftah, from Diraz, to the hospital to undergo a surgery in his genital organs, days after the authorities raided his house.

The security authorities in Jaw Central Prison prevented the prominent opposition leader who is sentenced to life in prison, Hassan Mushaima, from medical treatment and banned him from going to his medical appointment on Tuesday (October 10, 2017).

The Fourth High Criminal Court decided to postpone a case that included 60 suspects, accused of smuggling prisoners from Jaw Central Prison, to October 17, in order to listen to the testimonies of the attesting witnesses.

Female detainees in Bahrain have today declared they will go on an open strike after the authorities built an extra barrier to prevent imprisoned women embracing family members on visits.

On Tuesday September 5, 2017, a man named Khalil Ibrahim Isa Al-Hayiki passed away. Many probably don’t know who Al-Hayiki (Aba Ali) is, and they have the right not to, since he never worked for the sake of people knowing him.

Al-Khabbaz family said that Jaw prison administration has been preventing them from meeting their sons: Maher, Mohammad, Mortada and Fadhel Al-Kahbbaz since about 8 months.

Detainees held at the Jaw Central Prison began an open hunger strike in protest against the deteriorating conditions in the prison today on Saturday.

Bahraini security authorities continued their large-scale operation launched on Sanabis and arrested two citizens, according to activists.

Bahraini security forces launched a large-scale operation on Monday morning (September 4, 2017), which resulted in a number of arrests in Sanabis and Al-Barhama.

Detained human rights activist Ebtisam Al-Sayegh sent a letter from inside prison addressing the people of Bahrain to wish them a happy Eid Adha.

Activists on social media outlets said that detainee Radhi Al-Qassab, from Abu Saiba, is suffering from health problems after he underwent two surgeries and was returned to prison.

Bahrain's Fifth High Criminal Court adjourned the case of two suspects (18 and 19 years) to September 25, with the continued detention of the suspects until the next session.

Dry Dock Prison administration (pre-trial detention) refused to temporary release detainee Fadhel Rabie, from Al-Daih, to attend his mother’s funeral procession who died yesterday (Wednesday, August 23, 2017).

The Fourth High Criminal Court decided to postpone a case that included 60 suspects within 4 women among them to October 3. The authorities accuse the defendants of smuggling prisoners from Jaw Central Prison and establishing a terrorist group.

The Bahraini security authorities released on Monday (August 21, 2017) youth Mahmoud Hussein (Al-Diwani), from Ma’ameer, after serving his 7-year jail term over political cases.