Bahrain Mirror: Secretary-General of the main opposition group in Bahrain Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, said that he wasn�t able to consult his defence panel days before his plea hearing scheduled on October 14, 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded the immediate release of the �unjustly imprisoned political opposition leaders Ibrahim Sharif and Sheikh Ali Salman�.

Bahrain Mirror:.The Bahraini prosecution appealed the court�s decision to acquit the defendant, Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, of the charge of promoting political change using illegal forceful means and threats.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Over a phone call with his wife Aliaa Radhi, detained Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman says: �The cuffs and all this only strengthens our determination to demand our just demands and rights.�

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain�s main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the authorities decided to �keep Sheikh Ali Salman in detention despite the fact that the court�s procedures were void.�

Bahrain Mirror: A night before the appeals court looks into the verdict against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, protestors took to the streets demanding his immediate release.

Bahrain Mirror: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stressed that the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, is arbitrarily imprisoned.

Wife of Al-Wefaq's Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman says he arrived handcuffed and wearing a prison uniform to court, presided over by judge Isa Al-Ka'abi, who decided to adjourn Sheikh Salman's appeal until October 14 for pleading.

Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch said that the Bahraini authorities should vacate Sheikh Ali Salman�s conviction and release him without delay, describing his trial as �unfair�.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the arrest of the senior member of Al-Wefaq Society and former Bahraini MP, Sheikh Hassan Isa, represents "a continuation of the political retaliatory approach adopted against dissent since 2011."

Bahrain Mirror: Sheikh Ali Salman�s defense lawyer posted on his Twitter account that �the administration of Jaw Central Prison didn�t allow the Sheikh to hand the defense team the papers that included his notes for the appealing process in court.

Bahrain Mirror: The European Parliament adopted an urgency resolution calling for the immediate release of the leader of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, and the president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, along with the �Bahrain 13� prisoners.

Bahrain Mirror: The defense lawyer of Bahrain's opposition leader, Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, stated that the Bahraini Public Prosecution has appealed the verdict against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, in which he was acquitted of promoting to change the political regime by force.

Bahrain Mirror: The US State Department spokesperson, John Kirby, said that the security assistance to Bahrain�s ministry of defense would be normalized now but that restrictions on assistance to the ministry of interior would remain over human rights-related issues.

The defense lawyer of Bahrain's opposition leader, Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, stated that "there are news saying the Public Prosecution has appealed the verdict issued against the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman".

Bahrain Mirror: The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, criticized the sentence handed down to Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, urging the Bahraini authorities to reconsider the verdict, accept the appeal and work on solving Bahrain�s political problems.

Bahrain Mirror: The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its concern over the sentence of Bahrain�s opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, calling on the Bahraini government to reconsider the court verdict.