DUBAI, UAE - Bahraini authorities have agreed to offer prisoners extra rights, including more visiting hours, following a mass hunger strike that activists say is the largest in the country's history. The interior ministry late on Monday said it would "increase the duration of visitations" and was looking to raise the...
US concerned on hunger strike over Bahrain jail conditions
With support from a military force from neighboring Saudi Arabia, Bahrain crushed the 2011 protests which had demanded a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister.Bahrain faced US criticism at the time, with former president Barack Obama imposing an arms embargo for four years. But Obama's successor Donald Trump fully...Khader Adnan becomes first Palestinian to die of hunger strike
His Tuesday death came during his 13th stint in Israeli custody, with nearly eight years of his life spent behind bars. Adnan, who leaves behind nine children, had refused food since his Feb 5 arrest by Israel.
Iran director Panahi travels abroad after 14-year ban
The 62-year-old Iranian director, whose films have won numerous international awards, was freed on bail in early February after nearly seven months in detention in Tehran. The lawyer said Panahi was travelling to France to visit his daughter.
Rights organisations demand Bahrain release opposition figure on hunger strike
Sixteen organisations -- including Amnesty and BIRD -- called on Bahraini authorities to release Abduljalil al-Singace, who is serving a life sentence for his involvement in a 2011 uprising.
