Bahrain activist ends hunger strike

A lawyer representing Bahraini hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja says the activist will end his strike today, 110 days after he began refusing food.

Bahrain activist ends hunger strike

A lawyer representing Bahraini hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja says the activist will end his strike today, 110 days after he began refusing food.

Lawyer Mohamed al-Jishi said that al-Khawaja decided to begin eating again because his strike succeeded in bringing attention to the cause of Bahraini protesters agitating for political change.

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