Anti-regime protesters in Bahrain have gone on a major hunger strike to show solidarity with the country's detained political activists and opposition leaders.
The hunger strike, which takes place in the Bahraini capital of Manama and will last until 9 pm on Saturday, was announced on Friday by the Bahraini opposition party Wa'ad, also known as the National Democratic Action, Xinhua reported.
The move particularly aims to show solidarity with detained activists including the party's secretary general, Ibrahim Sharif, who is in detention and has refused to eat since September 24 in protest to the government crackdown on female protesters.
Bahraini human rights activists have said that a group of 14 opposition leaders are currently on a hunger strike to protests the detention of 45 women, seven of which are young girls, for chanting anti-regime slogans in a shopping mall last month.
A senior member of the Wa'ad party said that he hopes such protests can bring some hope for the prisoners.
Manama has sentenced 32 of the female protesters to 15 years in prison.
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8 October 2011 - 20:30
News ID: 270658
Anti-regime protesters in Bahrain have gone on a major hunger strike to show solidarity with the country's detained political activists and opposition leaders.
