Bahraini hunger striker in London told by MPs they will take up case

MPs promise to raise situation of Ali Mushaima’s father, Hassan, who has been detained in Bahrain for 10 years

A Bahraini man whose father has been detained for 10 years in the Gulf country will end a 23-day hunger strike outside Bahrain’s embassy in London on Friday after MPs vowed to raise his father’s case in the Commons.

Ali Mushaima said he was suffering from back pain and had found the cold nights on a pavement outside the embassy “tough to take”.

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Source: The Guardian