Bahrain: opposition leader detained after demonstration
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(ANSAmed) - ROME, DECEMBER 29 - Yesterday Bahraini
authorities detained Shaikh Ali Salman, the recently re-elected
head of the kingdom's main opposition group Al-Wefaq, Bahrain
Center for Human Rights (BCHR) reports today. His arrest comes after he led a peaceful rally near the
capital city of Manama on Friday in protest against last month's
general elections, which the opposition boycotted. The Ministry
of Interior is accusing Al-Salman of inciting hatred against the
government and Read more [...]