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Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release

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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 urged Denmark, where both al-Khawajas have citizenship, to do more to free her father, 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. Her father’s imprisonment stems from charges related to his leading Arab Spring demonstrations in Bahrain. The Gulf island kingdom is also home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. The Bahrain government said her father had all rights affording to him including a fair trial.

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