Activists say more than 800 political prisoners remain on a monthlong hunger strike.
Mr. al-Khawaja’s family says he stopped eating on Aug. 9 and two days later, because of serious cardiac problems, was rushed to the intensive care unit, where he was placed on an IV. On Aug. 29, he was again taken to the hospital and spent 5½ hours being stabilized in an emergency room. His daughter Maryam al-Khawaja
this week to draw attention to his plight, even though she’s risking arrest and life imprisonment by doing so. She was arrested on her last visit in 2014 but released a month later under international pressure.Like her father, she holds dual citizenship in Bahrain and Denmark. With Mr. al-Khawaja’s health deteriorating, Bahrain’s government could offer him compassionate release to Copenhagen so that he can get the care he needs.
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