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.

Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded the immediate release of the “unjustly imprisoned political opposition leaders Ibrahim Sharif and Sheikh Ali Salman”.

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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."

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.

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.