May 23, 2013
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Ali Salman Ahmed Salman is the Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society in Bahrain. He is a Twelver Shi'a cleric educated in Qom. In January 1995 the Bahraini government forcibly exiled him to Dubai for leading a popular campaign demanding the reinstatement of the constitution and the restoration of parliament during the 1990s Uprising. From there he made his way to London and sought asylum. He continued opposition activities from London, where he was associated with the Bahrain Freedom Movement. Salman returned to Bahrain in March 2001 in a general amnesty as part of a set of political reforms announced by King Hamad.
Within Al Wefaq he is considered the 'moderate' public face of the organization, and has opposed the more confrontational approach with the authorities of other leaders.
(via Freebase)
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![Pro-democracy activists in Bahrain stage 'Flood Manama 3' [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-312000/312682/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=fb2e931d0ac4847728b9388b11fadb3d "A woman wearing a headband that reads \"Ready to Die\" attends an anti-government gathering organised by Bahrain's main opposition party Al Wefaq in Budaiya, west of Manama, October 29, 2011: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed")
![Bahrainis hold mass protest in Sitra [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-65000/65734/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d02c0368c5b134406ea894bfe9b69c26)