Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Bahrain Opposition Leader Goes on Trial January 28

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A Bahraini opposition leader will go on trial this month on charges of promoting violent regime change, the public prosecution and his lawyer said on Monday, in a move that could further inflame tensions in the Western-allied kingdom. Sheik Ali Salman, head of the Shi'ite Muslim al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was arrested on Dec. 28 after leading a protest rally against elections that were held in November and which his party boycotted. “Hearing has been set on 28/1/2015 before the high...

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