Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman demanded the release of former Wa'ad Secretary-General Ibrahim Sharif, who was arrested after posting tweets in solidarity with Gaza and Palestine, and his opposition to the maritime coalition that aims to protect the Israeli entity.

299 Bahrainis from various sectors have signed a petition calling on the government of Bahrain to immediately release prominent dissident and former secretary general of Wa'ad, Ibrahim Sharif.

The Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy called on "the authorities to release prominent dissident and former secretary-general of Wa'ad Ibrahim Sharif."

Minor prisoners in Dry Dock prison began on Sunday, December 24, 2023, a new hunger strike against the ill-treatment they suffer and not meeting their demands.

The Al-Asalah Islamic Society and and Al-Menbar Islamic Society called for the suspension of New Year's celebrations "out of respect for the terror, destruction and killing suffered by our brothers and people in the Gaza Strip."

Six political societies have called on the government of Bahrain to release prominent political dissident and former Secretary-General of Wa'ad, Ibrahim Sharif.

Several Bahraini areas, including Manama, witnessed on Dec. 22, 2023, marches and sit-ins in support of the Palestinian people and rejection of normalization and the US-led "maritime coalition" against Yemen, which the government of Bahrain recently joined, and in solidarity with the detained former secretary-general of Wa'ad, Ibrahim Sharif.

The figures detained in "Jaw" central prison condemned the participation of the Bahraini authority in the US-led coalition to protect Israeli shipping lines and navigation destined for the occupation entity.

Religious scholar in Bahrain, Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, reiterated that "the Palestinian resistance has overthrown the myth of the invincible Zionist army, which was provided with all the military capabilities supported by major powers in the world."

A mass protest was staged in the capital, Manama, on the evening of Thursday, December 21, 2023, to denounce the ongoing normalization of the Bahraini government with the occupation entity and joining the "maritime coalition" against Yemen.

The "Bahrain Human Rights Society" called on the Bahraini authorities to release prominent dissident and former Secretary-General of "Wa'ad", Ibrahim Sharif.

The Progressive Tribune condemned the authorities' arrest of activist Ibrahim Sharif, former Secretary-General of Wa'ad, over charges related to freedom of opinion and expression, and called on them to "immediately release him."

The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, reiterated that "the Government of Bahrain joining of the declared coalition of shame to protect the interests of the Israeli occupation entity in the Red Sea is a betrayal of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic cause as a whole."

Human Rights First said it is alarmed at news that leading Bahraini opposition figure Ibrahim Sharif has been arrested, apparently for a series of social media posts criticizing the Bahraini government and its participation in a coalition led by the United States in the Gulf of Aden.

The Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemned the arrest of prominent Bahraini opposition figure, Ibrahim Sharif, and his suspension over expressing his opinion through "X" platform.

The Public Prosecution decided to arrest Wa'ad former Secretary-General Ibrahim Sharif for 7 days pending investigation over his refusal to Bahrain's decision to join the US-led "maritime coalition" against Yemen and his solidarity with Gaza.

The National Democratic Assembly called on the authorities to immediately release prominent dissident and former Secretary-General of Wa'ad, Ibrahim Sharif, who was arrested on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, for condemning Bahrain's joining the "maritime coalition" against Yemen.

Director of Bahrain Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (BIRD), Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, stressed that Wa'ad former president Ibrahim Sharif was arrested for exercising his right to freedom of peaceful expression on social media outlets. Sharif criticized Bahrain's participation in the US-led coalition.

Former British MP George Galloway said that "Bahrain is the only country that joined the Western coalition to make war on Yemen."

: The security authorities arrested former president of "Wa'ad", Ibrahim Sharif, today, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, and he will be presented tomorrow, Thursday, to the Public Prosecution.