Imprisoned Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja starts hunger strike over his detention

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent activist in Bahrain imprisoned since the country’s 2011 Arab Spring protests began a new hunger strike Wednesday, seeking to pressure the island kingdom and Europe over his internationally criticized detention. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja began what supporters described as an “open-ended” hunger strike while detained at the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center in Bahrain. A previous hunger strike by the 64-year-old activist, who also holds Danish

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