Security forces in Bahrain have arrested a member of the nation’s main opposition group, al-Wefaq
Hussein Sehwan, who has been a representative of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, was arrested ahead of a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
The meeting between the UN envoy and Bahrain’s civil society groups was scheduled for Thursday evening.
Al-Wefaq has condemned the arrest, blaming the regime for targeting what it calls the freedom of opinion and expression. The group says Sehwan has been arrested for participating in the February 15th anti-government rallies.