Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Live Blog

A pro-government group, the National Unity Assembly, has submitted more than 6,400 claims to a compensation fund set up for victims of last year's unrest, the Gulf Daily News has reported on Thursday.

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry recommended that the government set up a fund to compensate "victims of torture or mistreatment" and the families of people killed during the unrest.

The government created a  $26.5mn fund for anyone who suffered "material, moral or physical harm." More than one-third of the claims submitted by the National Unity Assembly were for "psychological trauma," according to the Gulf Daily News report. Another 22 per cent said they were "affected by illegal roadblocks."

It's unclear how many claims have been submitted so far on behalf of opposition protesters who were killed, injured, tortured, sexually assaulted, or held incommunicado by security forces.