MANAMA — A Bahraini lawyer has said the daughter of a jailed human rights activist on a nearly two-month hunger strike has been transferred to prison after her arrest.

 

Mohammed al-Jishi said Zainab al-Khawaja was moved to prison Friday after being detained during widespread protests for her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, whose declining health has brought international appeals for intervention, AP reported.

 

Abdulhadi Khawaja and seven other opposition leaders were sentenced to life in prison in June. 

 

The elder Khawaja also holds Danish citizenship. Officials in Denmark say they have urged for him to receive medical treatment outside Bahrain.

 

The daughter Khawaja said her father's health continues to deteriorate over his hunger strike against the Manama regime’s ‘illegal detention,’ Press TV reported. 

 

Khawaja is on the verge of death after a nearly two-month-long hunger strike. 

 

His family has issued an urgent appeal to save his life, saying the activist may suffer a cardiac arrest at any time. 

 

"It is outrageous from the authorities that do not listen to the words calling for the release of someone who doesn’t even can talk," Bahraini political activist Jafar al-Hasabi told Press TV. 

 

Khawaja began his strike to protest his illegal detention at a ruling by a Bahraini military court, which sentenced him to life in prison. 

 

Last week, Amnesty International called on Manama to release him because of fears for his life. 

 

Bahraini protesters have been holding demonstrations on an almost daily basis, calling for his release. They are said to plan fresh mass rallies to demand freedom for the prominent activist. 

 

However, the Al-Khalifa regime continues to defy domestic and international calls to free the activist.