Monday, May 28, 2012

DUBAI (AFP)--Opposition activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, facing a life sentence on charges of seeking to overthrow Bahrain's Sunni rulers, will Monday end a hunger strike that lasted 110 days, his lawyer said.

The Shiite activist "will end his hunger strike this [Monday] evening," Mohammed al-Jishi said.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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