According to activists and opposition members, in Bahrain, over 400 political detainees, primarily of the Shia community, have initiated a hunger strike within the past day, protesting alleged inhumane conditions at a major prison facility. Shia Islamist parties have urged the Bahraini government to release the “460 political prisoners” on hunger strike. These actions come […]
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