Bahrain - Human Rights Activist Wounded - NYTimes.com The police wounded a prominent human rights activist by shooting her in the leg with a tear-gas canister, witnesses said Thursday. The activist, Zainab al-Khawaja, was fired on at close range, said Yousef al-Muhafedha, a member of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. The injury did not appear life-threatening. Ms. Khawaja is the daughter of the jailed activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, whose hunger strike of more than 100 days brought renewed international attention to the protest movement in Bahrain. Bahrain's majority Shiites, emboldened by Arab Spring protests elsewhere, began an uprising more than 16 months ago seeking to limit the wide-ranging powers of the ruling Sunni dynasty. At least 50 people have been killed in the unrest in Bahrain, which is home to the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet. Bahrain's monarchy has made concessions, but not enough to satisfy demands of the protesters.