Ibrahim Sharif al-Sayed is a Sunni Arab opposition political activist in Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, currently serving as the General Secretary of the secular liberal National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad). He succeeded former General Secretary Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi

Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi

Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi was a Bahraini politician and opposition leader. Al-Nuaimi, who spent more than thirty years in self imposed exile from Bahrain, founded some of the country's most important political opposition groups....

, who fell into a coma in April 2007 and died in 2011. Sharif was formerly associated with the underground leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain

Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain was an underground political party in Bahrain with origins in the Arab Nationalist Movement. Its members were inclined towards the leftist Marxist trend within the ANM...

 and spent many years in exile.

On 17 March 2011, Sharif was arrested in his home in Manama

Manama

Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...

 for his role in the 2011 Bahraini protests, which called for greater political freedom and for the rights of the Shia majority. Shortly after, Amnesty International

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...

 reported allegations that he was being tortured by state security forces while in detention. The organization named him a prisoner of conscience

Prisoner of conscience

Prisoner of conscience is a term defined in Peter Benenson's 1961 article "The Forgotten Prisoners" often used by the human rights group Amnesty International. It can refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views...

, and called for his immediate release.

See also

• National Democratic Action Society
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain
  Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain
  The Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain was an underground political party in Bahrain with origins in the Arab Nationalist Movement. Its members were inclined towards the leftist Marxist trend within the ANM...
  
  
• Munira Fakhro
  Munira Fakhro
  Munira Fakhro, is a Bahraini academic and was a candidate in Bahrain's 2006 general election for the opposition Waad.Dr Fakhro is Associate Professor at the University of Bahrain, having received her Doctorate in Social Policy, Planning and Administration from Columbia University where she has...