Danish Prime Minister urged Bahrain on Tuesday to release the prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, saying he was in a very critical condition, two months after he went on a hunger strike.

A Bahraini man was martyred Wednesday from inhaling toxic gases that the regime got used to throwing on protests and homes.

Abdul Rasoul Hasan was killed after the Bahraini regime forces threw toxic gases at his residence in Karbabad. By that, the number of martyrs killed by the regime reaches 80.

In this context, public protests demanding the release of political detainees, specifically Abdul Hadi Khawaja continue, as Denmark assured that the rights activist’s condition is very critical, and urged his instant release.

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt told reporters Tuesday that Denmark is using its international contacts to press for his release.

"What we're hearing now is that Al-Khawaja's condition is very critical. And we continue our efforts at all levels," she said.

Meanwhile, Danish Foreign Ministry said the Danish ambassador to Bahrain visited Al-Khawaja, who holds the Danish nationality, at a military hospital in Manama on Tuesday.

"They talked for about 20 minutes," said Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, a Danish Foreign Ministry official, adding the embassy was awaiting approval for another visit Wednesday.

Human rights organizations have urged Bahrain to free Al-Khawaja immediately because of fears he could die. A statement by the London-based Amnesty International on Tuesday said the activist's "health is rapidly deteriorating as he passes his 60th day of hunger strike."

In contrast, the Bahraini regime rejected what it referred to as "an intervention by the United Nations and other countries”.

In a statement it issued, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said it regretted the statements of some countries on releasing political detainees in the kingdom, and considered that “they acted upon false and inaccurate claims and information that encourage riot, terrorism, and instability.”

Moreover, the Foreign Ministry asked other countries to “respect the sovereignty of Bahrain” and avoid interfering in its internal affairs.