Day 52 “freedom or death” strike by Human Rights Defender – Abdulhadi Alkhawaja Collapsed

angry arabiya ‏ @angryarabiya We arrived at Jaw for my fathers visit & were told he is not here, he has been in military hospital BDF since last night #bahrain 31-Mar

URGENT APPEAL: * Leading Bahraini human rights defender and former president and co-founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Abdulhadi Alkhawaja collapsed yesterday as he continues on his 50th day of hunger strike.

Earlier in the day his blood sugar had dropped to 2.1. After collapsing, he was taken to the military hospital, then returned to prison. He then collapsed again and was taken to the prison hospital.

According to AlKhawaja’s family, his color has turned greyish, his eyes have fallen deeper into their sockets and he has lost around 25% of his weight.

It is important to note that Alkhawaja was not in good health when he started his hunger strike due to being subjected to severe torture during his detention.

The doctor informed Alkhawaja that “he might fall asleep and not wake up”, that the continuation of his hunger strike could cause him to go into a permanent coma.