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Demonstrators outside the Bahraini capital Manama hold up posters of jailed secular opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif who was released Friday after four years in prison. (AFP/File)

June 20th, 2015 - 12:03 GMT

Bahrain: imprisoned opposition leader freed after four years

Bahraini secular opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif was unexpectedly freed on Friday after over four years imprisonment for his role in protests demanding reform in the tiny Gulf kingdom.

January 19th, 2015 - 11:07 GMT

HRW urges Bahrain to release detained activists

December 29th, 2014 - 11:30 GMT

Bahrain’s newly re-elected opposition leader in custody

Security forces who have violently cracked down on opposition activists rarely are charged or even tried for their crimes (File Archive/AFP)

December 19th, 2013 - 08:42 GMT

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Bahrain: imprisoned opposition leader freed after four years

HRW urges Bahrain to release detained activists

Bahrain’s newly re-elected opposition leader in custody

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