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Reuters: Bahrain Accuses Jailed Opposition Leader of Incitement
2016-01-25
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Shi'ite opposition leader already serving a four-year jail sentence in Bahrain has been accused of three more offences including "public incitement against the constitutional order of the country", his lawyer said on Sunday.
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BFHR: Depriving Al-Wefaq Secretary-General from Calls & Visits Belittlement of Prisoners' Rights
2016-01-23
Bahrain Mirror: The President of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) Yusuf Rabie said that the Bahraini authorities' decision preventing the Secretary-General of Bahrain's main opposition group Al-Wefaq from having contact with the outside world is considered a belittlement of prisoners' rights.
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Prison Authorities Prevent Al-Wefaq Secretary-General from Calls & Visits
2016-01-22
The wife of detained Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman said that she received a call from the Jaw Central Prison confirming that the authorities decided to prevent Sheikh Salman from any calls and visits.
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Sheikh Ali Salman: Let the Gov’t Allow Protests Against Petrol Price Hike to See Where the People & Gov’t Are
2016-01-19
The leader of Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, said that “the deterioration of the economic situation in the country is a result of rejecting political reform.”
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Opposition Leader Urges King to Launch Initiative to Achieve Democracy..Court to Issue Verdict on March 30
2016-01-16
Bahrain's First High Court of Appeals held its fifth hearing of the Bahraini detained opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman's trial on January 14, 2016 and is to issue its verdict on March 30.
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Demonstrations Held on Eve of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General’s Appeal Hearing
2016-01-15
Different areas across Bahrain witnessed demonstrations that were held on Wednesday (January 14, 2016) on the eve of a new appeal hearing for the opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrain King Appoints Al Khalifa Family Member to Prosecute Opposition Leader
2016-01-15
The King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa appointed one of his family members as a judge to preside over the Court of Appeals which looked into the 4-year prison sentence issued against the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman on Thursday (January 14, 2016).
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Sheikh Ali Salman from Prison: We'll Press Ahead on Path of Peaceful Struggle
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Detained Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman stressed that he will press ahead on the path of peaceful struggle to establish democracy in Bahrain as ancient constitutional monarchies did.
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Sheikh Ali Salman: 1 Year of My Life in Prison Convinced Me Even More of Need for National Salvation Plan
2015-12-24
Bahrain Mirror: Sheikh Ali Salman’s official Twitter account posted: “One year of my life in prison convinced me even more of the need for a collective national salvation plan that would save Bahrain from this miserable political, economic and cultural situation”.
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Demonstrations Across Bahrain Commemorate “Al-Jamri’s Demise” & Condemn “Nigerian Army Crime”
2015-12-19
Bahrain Mirror: Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (December 18, 2015) calling for a Democratic regime which would put an end to the ruling Al Khalifa family’s monopoly over power.
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Amnesty Int’l: Sheikh Ali Salman Prisoner of Conscience Denied Right to Fair Trial
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International issued a statement on Monday (December 14, 2015) describing the extension of Sheikh Ali Salman’s detention as arbitrary and that “he continues to be denied the right to a fair trial.”
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Bahrain’s Prosecution Reiterates Demand to Issue Maximum Penalty against Opposition Leader
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution, in its plea presented before the court on Monday (December 14, 2015), reiterated all the charges brought against the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahraini Opposition Leader’s Trial Adjourned until Jan. 14
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Appeals Court adjourned the trial of the Bahraini opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, until January 14, 2016 for the defence pleading, and ordered the Public Prosecution to hand Salman its plea and court records.
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Bahrain’s Opposition Leader Calls on “Free World” to Deal with Bahrain Based on HRW Report Facts
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: The detained leader of Bahraini opposition, Sheikh Ali Salman, welcomed the human rights report issued by Human Rights Watch calling on the “free world” to deal with Bahrain according to the facts mentioned in the report.
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Bahraini Authorities Deny Sheikh Ali Salman’s Daughter of a Citizenship
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Aliaa Radhi, the wife of the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Ali Salman, said that their daughter is deprived of her right to a Bahraini citizenship.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Condemns from His Prison Cell the Terrorist Attacks that Hit Lebanon & France
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, condemned the twin suicide bomb blasts that took place in Beirut, and the attacks that hit Paris.
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Amnesty: Delaying Sheikh Ali Salman’s Appeals Hearing Means He Continues to be Denied Right to a Fair Trial
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International issued an urgent action petition calling on the international organizations and members to write appeals to the Bahraini authorities urging them to release Sheikh Ali Salman immediately, urging to “quash his conviction as he is a prisoner of conscience and continues to be denied the right to a fair trial.”
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Akhbar Al-Khaleej: Court President Ordered not Bringing Sheikh Ali Salman to Trial... Verdict to be Issued in February 2015
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper, which has close ties with the Bahraini Prime Minister, said that the president of the first court of appeals decided not to bring the leader of the main Bahraini opposition group Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, from prison to court.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Absent from Appeals Hearing for Unknown Reasons: Trial Adjourned until December 14
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror:The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals adjourned on Thursday (November 12, 2015) the trial of the Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, until December 14. Eyewitnesses said that Sheikh Ali Salman was not brought to the courtroom today.
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Bahraini Court Acquits Policeman who Shot Protestor Dead
2015-11-10
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A Bahraini court acquitted on Sunday (November 8, 2015) a policeman who deliberately fired arms against a protestor who was holding a photo for the opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, in protest on Salman’s arrest.