In a phone call to his daughter (Yesterday-October 1st 2011) , Human Rights Defender Mr.Abdulhadi AlKhawaja informed her that :

1-The health condition of Mr.Abduljalil Abdullah Al Singace and Mr.Abdulwahab Hussain Ali has deteriorated.

2-The present prison administration have stopped the medical checkups of the 14 activist and political leaders and refused them access to doctors. They were informed by the administration, that this was in punishment of their hunger strike.

14 Prominent Rights Activists and Opposition Leaders demanding the release of women who were arrested for pro-democracy protests.

Background:

On September 24th 2011, they announced a hunger strike. (Ref: http://byshr.org/?p=787)

Mr.Abdulwahab and Mr.Abduljalil are currently serving life sentence along with prominent Rights Activists and Opposition Leaders including Mr.Abdulhadi AlKhawaja, Mr.Mohammed Habib Miqdad ( Swedish citizen), Mr.Saeed Mirza Ahmed, Mr.Abdul Jalil Miqdad and Mr.Hassan Ali Mushaima.

Mr.Mohammed Hassan Jawad, Mr.Mohammed Ali Ismael and Mr.Abdulhadi AlMukhodher are currently serving 15 years imprisonment

Mr.Ibrahim Sharif, Mr.Abdullah Isa Al Mahroos and Mr.Salah Hubail Al Khawaja are currently serving 5 years imprisonment.

Mr.Al Hurra Yousif Mohammed is currently serving 2 years imprisonment.

More information about the hunger strikers ( Click Here)

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