Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said in a report (January 5, 2016) that Bahraini activist Dr Saeed Al-Samahiji has been released after completing his one-year prison sentence.

The Bahraini security authorities released on Tuesday (January 3, 2017) Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji after serving his one-year jail term.

(ADHRB) organization stated that the Government of Saudi Arabia still targets and prosecutes Shiite political and religious activists who speak out against the government.

Appeal Court upheld fi 1-year imprisonment sentence against Dr. Saeed al-Samahiji for criticizing Saudi Arabia.

The revolutionary forces called for “diverse civil disobedience” on the fifth anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain under the slogan “Al-Nimr’s Disobedience” for “the leading role played by the martyr Sheikh Al-Nimr.”

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets in Al-Diraz to condemn the crime committed by Saudi authorities who executed the prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, while an outbreak of clashes took place between regime forces and peaceful protestors in other areas.