The family of a jailed Bahrain activist says he has resumed a hunger strike

By Leila Fadel

Published September 14, 2023 at 5:12 AM EDT

Bahrain human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the V-sign for "Victory" after she was released from detention on September 18, 2014, in the city of Muharraq, north of capital Manama.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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