An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported, in effect affirming a lower court decision condemned by the United States and the United Nations in July.

The National Democratic Action Society - Wa'ad believed that the decision to dissolve Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society undermines the public political action. This stance came after the appeals court upheld a decision to dissolve Al-Wefaq.

A Bahraini appeals court upheld a court of first instance's verdict dissolving the country's main Shiite opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.

Bahraini opposition leader’s wife said she received phone call stating that Sheikh Ali Salman was referred to Criminal Investigations Department.

Al-Wefaq Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman called on international community to support Bahraini people's democratic demands in speech delivered at HRC

Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights holds on Friday hearing to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain.

Bahrain's main opposition al-Wefaq has appealed against an administrative court ruling last month that dissolved the group and found it guilty of fostering terrorism, a leading Wefaq official said on Tuesday.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced that it summoned the political assistant of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Khalil Al-Marzooq and secretariat member Abduljalil Khalil over Al-Wefaq statements that "questioned the procedures adopted by the Interior Ministry" as well as "calling for the interference of foreign organizations."

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, marking International Day of Non-Violence, said (October 2, 2015) that it is committed to a peaceful approach and to the peaceful and popular movement that was launched in February 2011.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The State Department Spokesperson John Kirby stated that “Bahrain has taken steps to improve their human rights record,”