Bahrain's main opposition group has renewed its call for the immediate release of political inmates being kept behind bars at detention centers across the Persian Gulf kingdom, stressing that the right to free expression and freedom of peaceful assembly form the backbone of public demands.
The al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, in a statement issued on Thursday, blamed the ruling Al Khalifah regime’s extremism, repressive measures and use of violence against the pro-democracy campaign in the country for the worsening political crisis.