28 May 2012

Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is to end his 110-day hunger strike on Monday evening, his lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi says.

His daughter Maryam AlKhawaja said that Alkhawaja confirmed that he will be stopping his hunger strike while continuing to boycott the court sessions which he believes are not just nor fair. Alkhawaja confirmed that the main goal of his hungerstrike had not been achieved (freedom) but the overall purpose of helping activists shed light on the ongoing human rights violations happening in Bahrai