GENEVA (4 FEBRUARY 2015) – A group of United Nations independent experts* today urged the Bahraini authorities to release Sheikh Ali Salman, an opposition politician and a religious figure who was refused bail on charges that include inciting a change of regime by non-peaceful means. Sheikh Salman is secretary-general of the Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain’s main opposition political party. His arrest in December 2014 came shortly after he was re-elected to his post.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 04 February 2015. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
