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Bahrain Detains, Strips Citizenship of Human Rights Activist Maryam Alkhawaja

HeadlineSep 05, 2014

Bahrain has detained the leading human rights activist Maryam Alkhawaja after she tried to enter the country. Alkhawaja says customs officials told her she no longer holds citizenship. Alkhawaja was trying to visit her ailing father, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, who remains on a hunger strike in prison. Bahrain is a key U.S. government ally, hosting the Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

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