Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US State Department said that the arrest of recently released Bahraini opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif, detention of opposition figure Majeed Milad, and reports about the re-opening of case against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman “raise serious concerns.”

Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, congratulated from his cell in Jaw Central Prison the world and the Iranian people for the success of negotiations in reaching a nuclear deal.

Bahrain Mirror: The European Parliament adopted an urgency resolution calling for the immediate release of the leader of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, and the president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, along with the “Bahrain 13” prisoners.

Bahrain Mirror: The defense lawyer of Bahrain's opposition leader, Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, stated that the Bahraini Public Prosecution has appealed the verdict against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, in which he was acquitted of promoting to change the political regime by force.

Bahrain Mirror: The US State Department spokesperson, John Kirby, said that the security assistance to Bahrain’s ministry of defense would be normalized now but that restrictions on assistance to the ministry of interior would remain over human rights-related issues.

The defense lawyer of Bahrain's opposition leader, Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, stated that "there are news saying the Public Prosecution has appealed the verdict issued against the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman".

Bahrain Mirror: The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, criticized the sentence handed down to Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, urging the Bahraini authorities to reconsider the verdict, accept the appeal and work on solving Bahrain’s political problems.

Bahrain Mirror: The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its concern over the sentence of Bahrain’s opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, calling on the Bahraini government to reconsider the court verdict.

Bahrain Mirror: Commenting on the statement issued by the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Sheikh Ali Salman’s sentence, the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights’ Legal researcher, Logiana Dadai, said: “The ministry’s justifications are void and lack any grounds.”

Bahrain Mirror: Tom Malinowski, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, said that Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, was “sentenced to 4 years in prison for a speech.”

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Swedish member of the European Parliament, Lars Adaktusson, said that Sheikh Ali Salman’s sentence to four years in prison reflects the escalating pressure by the government to try to silence dissident voices in the island.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stated that the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a bombastic statement that reflects the regime’s shock at the wide international reaction at the conviction of Al-Wefaq’s Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman.

Bahrain Mirror: Activist Hussein Pervez reported from his father, detainee Mohammed Jawad Pervez, that the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been transferred to block 7 in Jaw Central Prison.

Bahrain Mirror: The February 14 Coalition denounced the verdict issued against the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, describing it as “political and unjust”.

Bahrain Mirror: Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, one of the defence lawyers of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, said that they have lodged an appeal against the sentence handed down to the opposition leader.

Bahrain Mirror: The United Kingdom expressed its concern at the 4-year-jail term handed down to Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini regime forces fired shotgun pellets and toxic tear gas at angry protestors who staged demonstrations condemning the four-year-term sentence handed down to Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman.

Bahrain Mirror: In a statement it released after the four-year jail sentence handed down to the leader of the main political movement in the Gulf region, Sheikh Ali Salman, Al-Wefaq rejected the ruling, deeming the sentence as “null and lacking any legal grounds or judicial consideration”.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Public Prosecution said that it is looking into the possibility of appealing against the ruling to drop charge from which the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman was acquitted; i.e. “Promoting change of political regime”.

Bahrain Mirror: The European Union stated that the four-year jail sentence handed down to Bahrain’s opposition leader and the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, “runs counter to efforts promoting a lasting and inclusive national reconciliation in Bahrain.”