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AP: Bahraini Secular Leader Gets Year in Prison for 2015 Speech
2016-02-26
Bahrain Mirror (AP): A Bahraini court sentenced a secular political figure on Wednesday to a year in prison over a speech he made in 2015 calling for change in the tiny island kingdom.
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Reuters: Bahrain Opposition Leader Jailed for Insulting Ruling System
2016-02-25
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A prominent Bahraini opposition figure was sentenced to a year in jail on Wednesday on charges of insulting the kingdom's ruling system in a speech last year, his defence lawyer said.
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AFP: Bahrain Sunni Activist Pleads Not Guilty as Trial Opens
2015-08-24
AFP: A prominent Sunni opposition leader in Bahrain pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of his new trial for "promoting political change through forceful means", judicial sources in Manama said.
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Reuters: Bahrain to Try Opposition Figure for Incitement to Topple Government
2015-08-13
Reuters: A prominent opposition figure who has just been released from jail on a royal pardon will go on trial in Bahrain this month on new charges of urging the overthrow of the government, state news agency BNA said on Wednesday.
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AFP: Bahrain Re-Arrests Prominent Sunni Opponent Freed in June
2015-07-13
AFP: Bahraini authorities on Sunday re-arrested a prominent Sunni opposition leader for "violating the law", just three weeks after his release from jail, the interior ministry said on Twitter.
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Reuters: Bahrain Arrests Opposition Leader Freed Three Weeks Ago
2015-07-13
Reuters: Bahrain has arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim opposition leader three weeks after he was freed from jail for plotting to overthrow the monarchy, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
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Bahrain Mirror’s All-Inclusive Interview with Ibrahim Sharif: While Tortured, I Thought of the Popular Front & Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
2015-07-02
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive):: An hour and a half spent in Ibrahim Sharif’s room. A few days ago this wish would have been impossible, yet we are with him now, interviewing him face to face. The inspiring “Wa’ad” leftist leader and former cellblock 7 detainee in Jaw Central Prison can speak now free of chains.
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Ibrahim Sharif to “Monte Carlo”: My Next Move will be according to the Manama Document
2015-06-27
Bahrain Mirror: The former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad), Ibrahim Sharif, who has been recently released, said in a statement to Monte Carlo Doualiya Arabic that his moves in the coming period will be made according to the lines drawn by the Manama Document.
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Bahraini Opposition Figure Ibrahim Sharif Released after 4 years in Prison
2015-06-20
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini authorities released on Friday (June 19, 2015), Ibrahim Sharif, the Secretary-General of WAAD (National Democratic Action Society) after serving four years in prison.
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AFP: Bahrain Frees Sunni Opposition Leader After Four Years
2015-06-20
AFP: Bahrain released at dawn on Saturday a Sunni opposition leader who was jailed more than four years for involvement in Shiite-led anti-government protests, his party announced.
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AP: Bahraini Opposition Leader Released After 4 Years
2015-06-20
AP: A top Bahraini opposition leader was released Friday after more than four years in prison for his role in protests calling for reform in the Gulf kingdom.