Daughter of jailed Bahrain protestor goes on hunger strike

Anti-government protesters present flowers to riot policemen in Bahrain Photo: AFP/GETTY

A daughter of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist has gone on hunger strike to protest the arrest of several family members - including her father and her husband - for their connection to anti-government protests.

Zainab al-Khawaja told The Associated Press that she will refuse food until her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, is released, along with her husband, brother-in-law and uncle.