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Thousands of Bahrainis Denounce Widespread Campaign that led to Dozens of Arrests
2015-11-07
Bahrain Mirror: Thousands of Bahraini took to the streets to denounce the ongoing detention of the Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and the arrests of dozens of citizens in a widespread campaign launched by regime forces across the country.
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Amnesty International: Sheikh Ali Salman Is Prisoner of Conscience & Must be Released
2015-11-02
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty international called on the Bahraini authorities to release the Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, immediately and unconditionally and to quash his conviction, stressing that “he is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.”
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Abdollahian: Sheikh Ali Salman’s Ongoing Arrest Blatant Mistake by Bahraini Regime…National Dialogue Is Solution
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that “the ongoing arrest of Sheikh Ali Salman is a blatant mistake committed by the Al-Khalifa regime.”
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Appeals Court Judge of Sheikh Ali Salman’s Trial Transferred to Constitutional Court
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror: Judge Isa Al-Kaabi, the Appeals Court Judge of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman’s trial, was transferred from the Appeals Court to the Constitutional Court, based on a royal decree issued recently.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Urges Taking Down Photos of Sheikh Ali Salman in Manama
2015-10-27
Bahrain Mirror: Hanging pictures of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman in the Bahraini capital Manama sparked the anger of security authorities which began making calls to take them down.
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2nd Appeals Hearing of Bahraini Opposition Leader’s Trial: Oral Plea, Adjournment & Continued Detention
2015-10-15
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini Appeals Court held its second hearing on Wednesday (October 14, 2015) of the trial of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and decided to adjourn it until November 12, 2015.
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Al-Shamlawi Says Defence Panel Was Unable to Discuss Defence Plan with Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-10-14
Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, Defence panel member of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, said that the defence team was unable to "discuss defence plan" with Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Al-Wefaq’s Secretary-General Says his Trial in Appeals Court Is “Worse”
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Secretary-General of the main opposition group in Bahrain Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, said that he wasn’t able to consult his defence panel days before his plea hearing scheduled on October 14, 2015.
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HRW Demands Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman & Ebrahim Sharif
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded the immediate release of the “unjustly imprisoned political opposition leaders Ibrahim Sharif and Sheikh Ali Salman”.
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Shiite Cleric Sanqour: Release of Sheikh Ali Salman & Political Prisoners Will Create Basis to Finding Solutions to Bahrain Crisis
2015-09-21
Prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sanqour said that the shortest and less costly way to address Bahrain's problem is by "activating national slogans that everybody accepts and taking the human rights and political reform route," demanding the release of political prisoners, mainly Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahraini Prosecution Demanded Convicting Sheikh Ali Salman over Charge of Promoting to Change Regime by Force
2015-09-17
Bahrain Mirror:.The Bahraini prosecution appealed the court’s decision to acquit the defendant, Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, of the charge of promoting political change using illegal forceful means and threats.
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Sheikh Ali Salman in Phone Call after His Prosecution Trial: Cuffs Only Strengthen Our Determination
2015-09-16
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Over a phone call with his wife Aliaa Radhi, detained Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman says: “The cuffs and all this only strengthens our determination to demand our just demands and rights.”
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Al-Wefaq: Bahraini Authorities Keep Sheikh Ali Salman in Detention Despite Court’s Void Procedures
2015-09-16
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the authorities decided to “keep Sheikh Ali Salman in detention despite the fact that the court’s procedures were void.”
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PHOTOS: Protests on the Eve the Appeals Court Looks into Verdict Against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General
2015-09-16
Bahrain Mirror: A night before the appeals court looks into the verdict against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, protestors took to the streets demanding his immediate release.
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UN Group Says Al-Wefaq’s Secretary-General Arbitrarily Detained
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stressed that the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, is arbitrarily imprisoned.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Entered Courtroom handcuffed & in Prison Uniform: His Appeal Adjourned Until October 14
2015-09-15
Wife of Al-Wefaq's Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman says he arrived handcuffed and wearing a prison uniform to court, presided over by judge Isa Al-Ka'abi, who decided to adjourn Sheikh Salman's appeal until October 14 for pleading.
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HRW Demands Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman: Bahrain’s Justice System Incapable of Delivering Justice
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch said that the Bahraini authorities should vacate Sheikh Ali Salman’s conviction and release him without delay, describing his trial as “unfair”.
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BFHR: Sheikh Hassan Isa, 7th MP to be Arrested in Bahrain
2015-08-20
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the arrest of the senior member of Al-Wefaq Society and former Bahraini MP, Sheikh Hassan Isa, represents "a continuation of the political retaliatory approach adopted against dissent since 2011."
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PHOTOS: Thousands of Bahrainis Protest Calling for Their Feb. 14 Demands
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (July 31, 2015) to announce that they will not give up their demands which they called for since the eruption of the February 14 uprising.
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Jaw Prison Administration Refuses to hand Notes Written by Sheikh Ali Salman to his Defense Team
2015-07-15
Bahrain Mirror: Sheikh Ali Salman’s defense lawyer posted on his Twitter account that “the administration of Jaw Central Prison didn’t allow the Sheikh to hand the defense team the papers that included his notes for the appealing process in court.