Hunger Strike for FREEDOM and HUMAN RIGHTS

The political prisoners nationwide led by those in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City have taken a step further from an indefinite fast into a full-scale hunger strike last July 25 coinciding with the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III.

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.