A grassroots movement with the support of a wide range of political , civic and religious leaders , artists and celebrities is asking president Barack Obama to release him before he leaves office on January 2017 . A petition has been created on the White House 's website : it needs to have 100,000 signatures by December 11 , 2016 , in order to be considered by President Obama .
طالبت منظمات جماهرية مدعومة بعدد كبير من القادة السياسيين وبعض المنظمات المدنية والدينية الرئيس الأمريكي باراك أوباما بالإفراج عنه قبل انتهاء فترة ولايته في يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 .