Bahrain 'defers' Shia party ban
Bahrain has postponed plans to ban the two main political parties that represent the country's Shia majority, following criticism from Washington.
The government had announced legal action to disband the parties, but now says it will delay the moves until an investigation into the recent unrest.
Some 30 people have died since February in protests by mainly Shia citizens against Bahrain's Sunni monarchy.
The daughter of human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has told the BBC that she will continue a hunger strike she began on Tuesday until her father and other relatives are set free.
Earlier, the US has voiced concern over the treatment of detainees in Bahrain after a fourth man died in custody.
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