About this episode

The episode tells the story of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a Danish citizen who sacrifices his safe life in Denmark to fight for democracy in Bahrain, leading to a tragic disconnection with his daughter Maryam.

Den danske statsborger Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja forlader det trygge liv i Danmark for at kæmpe for et demokratisk Bahrain. Han går side om side med tusinder af bahrainere, der ønsker forandring - men bliver mødt af militær og kampklædt politi. Mens hans datter Maryam Al-Khawaja er på rejse, mister hun forbindelsen til sin far. Det er den dag, hans liv som fri mand slutter.

Topics covered

• democracy
• political activism
• Bahrain
• human rights
• family
• conflict

Keywords

• Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
• Maryam Al-Khawaja
• Bahrain
• democracy
• political activism
• human rights
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Danmark, Bahrain

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