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Bahrain Releases Hunger-Striking Medical Workers from Detention

HeadlineSep 08, 2011

Bahrain has released a group of doctors who had staged a hunger strike following their imprisonment for treating anti-government protesters in March. Independent investigators say at least 80 other hunger-striking prisoners are still being held behind bars. Bahrain is a key U.S. government ally in the Middle East, hosting the Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

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