Al-Wefaq Islamic Association considered that the regime court’s insistence on trying the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman confirms rejection to establish the state of law and institutions in Bahrain. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Al-Wefaq maintained that after Sheikh Salman was acquitted of the charge of illegal communications with ...
More than 100 rights groups urged Bahrain Wednesday to “immediately release” high-profile activist Nabil Rajab who is serving two separate jail sentences for alleged anti-government statements. The call by 127 non-governmental organizations came after the United Nations denounced the opposition leader’s detention as “arbitrary” and “discriminatory” earlier this month. Wednesday’s ...