The announcement of Sheikh Ali Salman's first hearing for spying charges comes as more arrests take place in Bahrain's continuing crackdown on dissent.
![Isa Qassim [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/6765893B-AF79-4BBA-B7DA-D96912CDCEC1.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=QY0V2DNk "Isa Qassim [AFP]")
![Bahrain protest [Twitter]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/7131BBB9-6588-4A69-B989-D1B74B6966F2.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=U6dAkxQZ "Bahrain protest [Twitter]")
![Supporters of Sheikh Isa Qassim [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/E3A4B033-BFDA-4667-A550-F9D5EF78DDC4.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=46q4xoAp "Supporters of Sheikh Isa Qassim [AFP]")
