Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and again called for his release. Maryam al-Khawaja on Monday urged Denmark, where both al-Khawajas have citizenship, to do more to free her father, 62-year-old Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. She also asked Denmark to end arms sales to Israel and push to halt fighting amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf that is also home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
