On 4 November 2018, the Bahraini Appeal Court sentenced opposition leader and prisoner of conscience, Sheikh Ali Salman, to life imprisonment. The court overturned an earlier acquittal, and convicted him and two others of communicating sensitive security information to Qatar.

Responding to the Bahraini Appeal Court verdict, overturning the acquittal of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and sentencing him instead to life in prison, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director Heba Morayef said: “This verdict is a travesty of justice that...

Responding to the Bahraini Appeal Court verdict, overturning the acquittal of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and sentencing him instead to life in prison, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director Heba Morayef said: “This verdict is a travesty of justice that...

On 3 April, the Court of Cassation in Bahrain reduced the prison sentence against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in prison for the second time. He is a prisoner of conscience.

On 12 December the Appeal Court in Bahrain issued its verdict against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and sentenced him again to nine years in prison after a retrial. He is a prisoner of conscience imprisoned for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.

The Appeal Court has set 4 December to issue its verdict following a single half an hour hearing in the retrial of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman. The court did not examine the full recorded evidence of his speeches. He is a prisoner of conscience.

Opposition leader Sheikh ‘Ali Salman’s conviction was upheld and his prison sentence extended from four to nine years by the Court of Appeal in Manama on 30 May. He is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for his peaceful criticism of the Bahraini government.

Sheikh ‘Ali Salman’s third appeal hearing on 12 November has been adjourned for another month. This means that his arbitrary detention has been extended. He is a prisoner of conscience and continues to be denied the right to a fair trial.

Prisoner of conscience Sheikh ‘Ali Salman’s appeal against his four-year sentence, handed down after an unfair trial, has resumed.

The head of Bahrain’s main opposition group has been sentenced to four years in prison, after an unfair trial. He is a prisoner of conscience.

The trial of leading opposition figure Sheikh ‘Ali Salman resumed on 22 April in Bahrain. The court refused requests for his release on bail and set 20 May for the next hearing. He is a prisoner of conscience.

A leading opposition figure in Bahrain was denied bail in a first court hearing attended by an Amnesty International delegation. He will remain in custody until 25 February. Amnesty International is calling for charges to be dropped and for his immediate release