On Tuesday, demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy and in front of the Interior Ministry in the capital Manama to protest against al-Khawaja's detention.
Similar demonstrations were held in towns and villages in the Persian Gulf sheikdom to call for the release of the activist, who entered the 55th day of his hunger strike.
In June, Al-Khawaja was handed down a life sentence for having led an anti-regime protest earlier last year.
Human rights groups have asked the regime to release him on humanitarian grounds.
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Source: IRIB World Service
On Tuesday, demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy and in front of the Interior Ministry in the capital Manama to protest against al-Khawaja's detention.
Similar demonstrations were held in towns and villages in the Persian Gulf sheikdom to call for the release of the activist, who entered the 55th day of his hunger strike.
In June, Al-Khawaja was handed down a life sentence for having led an anti-regime protest earlier last year.
Human rights groups have asked the regime to release him on humanitarian grounds.
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Source: IRIB World Service