Bahrain Mirror: Social media activists said that prominent human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh launched on Tuesday (August 15, 2017) hunger strike against her maltreatment and inadequate detention conditions.

Al-Saegh had complained about being prevented from receiving hygiene products, indicating that epidemics and infectious diseases are spread among criminal prisoners. The human rights activist expressed fears of catching these diseases.

It is to mention that this is the second hunger strike Al-Saegh launches since her arrest.

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