Bahrain Student in danger because of her hunger strike to win release of her brother

[editors note, Asma Darwish tweet three hours ago 3:19 PM MST,USA: – “It’s just that am exhausted now, and not feeling quite well. See you all tmrw. And remember that I love you all. ” Keep Asma in your meditations and prayers and that her brother, Mohamed Ghuloom Darwish will be freed – see more Asma tweets this page]

Bahrain:Student is in danger because of her hunger strike in solidarity with her brother in custody
June 11th, 2011

A 20-year-old Bahraini student is on the eighth[tenth today 13-June] day of a hunger strike.

Miss.Asma Darwish, better known as “eagertobefree” on Twitter, a business student who studies at Bahrain Polytechnic, began an open hunger strike on Saturday the 4th of June.

“I am demanding freedom for my brother, Mohamed Ghuloom Darwish (23 years old), my uncle and my cousin. I had to take this decision because nothing else is left for me to do. I don’t know where my brother is, and I have not heard from him for more than 20 days”. She informed the BYSHR

Mr.Darwish, a professional photographer who owns Abulphoto Photography, was arrested at 2 am on the 22nd of May; masked men and riot police first burst into his parents’ house, and when they did not find him they took his eldest brother , and later released him when they found him in his sister’s house in Sanad. …more