Irish-trained doctor among five on hunger strike in Bahrain

Five doctors, including one trained in Ireland, who were jailed for their part in anti-regime protests in Bahrain have gone on hunger strike.

The medics, including Ali Al-Ekri, who trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, are urging human rights groups to campaign for their release.

They have been in prison for the past two weeks after Bahrain's highest court upheld their sentences.

The doctors claim they have been systematically tortured during their detention causing injuries and in some cases disabilities.