The Ministry of Justice of Bahrain announced Saturday that the government will be take action to lift the ban on the leading opposition party of the country, the National Democratic Action Society.

The leftist opposition party, known as Waad which is aligned with the largest Shi’ite opposition group, was shut down in April during the pro-democracy protests. Waad spokesman Radhi al-Mousawi said the party would reopen its headquarters in the capital, Manama, and later its office in Muharraq. Waad is considering engaging in the political dialogue in July with King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa regarding the kingdom’s state of crisis.

In April, al-Khalifa declared a three-month state of emergency in response to growing unrest in the island nation. The state of emergency came just days after a group of 22 Bahraini lawmakers, part of an independent pro-government bloc, called on the King to impose martial law under articles 36 and 123 of the Bahraini Constitution. The Bahraini government’s response to the ongoing protests has prompted international concern. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February called for an end to violence against protesters in the country, referencing attempts to quell protests sweeping across the region.

Report by Reuben