BAHRAIN: Imprisoned Activists On Hunger Strike

Amnesty International - Monday, 8  August 2011(originally published  3 Aug)  Two Bahraini women activists detained for their involvement in pro-reform protests have begun a hunger strike to demand their freedom. Roula al-Saffar, head of the Bahrain Nursing Society, and Jalila al-Salman, vice-president of the Bahrain Teacher’s Association (BTA), have been held for several months near the [More]

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