Alkhawaja “freedom or death” Hunger Strike Reaches Extremely Dangerous Stage – still fighting the good fight!

ABDULHADI ALKHAWAJA, STILL ON “FREEDOM OR DEATH” HUNGER STRIKE, THREATENED WITH “FORCE FEEDING”:

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INTERIOR MINISTER, SUFFERING AMNESIA ATTACK, TELLS TUNIS GATHERING “HOLY SITES – PROTECTING THEM IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY”:

28 YOUNG BAHRAINIS CHARGED WITH “ATTEMPTED MURDER” OF POLICE, 10 “CONFESSED”, 8 STILL ON THE RUN:

TIMELINE – 15th March 2012 12.57 GMT:

Abdulhadi Alkhawaja is now in the 35th day of his hunger strike and according to his lawyer, Mohamed al-Jishi, his condition has deteriorated so far that prison authorities are considering force-feeding him.

Sentenced to life imprisonment after a controversial trial in a military court, AlKhawaja is still waiting for a date for an appeal in a civilian court. The reality is that he may die before that day is reached.

AlKhawaja stopped drinking liquids as well for a few days last week after being visited by 2 people who he believed to be journalists but who subsequently contributed to a pro-government statement which implied he was “very well” and which gave a completely false picture of his current health.
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Free Abdulhadi AlKhawaja – courtesy @AliCartoon

“We believe that his hunger strike is not exposing him thus far to imminent danger,” a group called Mabadi said in a statement published in the pro-government al-Ayyam daily.

He is now back drinking again, up to a litre a day of water containing glucose and salts, but steadfastly refusing to eat food in his “freedom or death” hunger strike.

The death of AlKhawaja, who is an internationally known and a respected human rights campaigner and also a Danish citizen, is likely to cause a huge back-lash in Bahrain where he has a very large following.

The Danish Ambassador, who is based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, had meetings with senior Bahraini Government officials this week, including the Foreign Minister, but the subjects within those discussions are not known. Danish consular staff have visited Khawaja in prison several times during his hunger strike.

Following his arrest on April 8th 2011, AlKhawaja was beaten and abused many times, completely breaking his jaw, which is now held together with metal plates and screws, beaten on the soles of the feet and even sodomised with a stick. …more