Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila Al Salman. President and Vice President respectively of the Bahrain Teachers Association are appealing their jail sentences for ‘encouraging civil disobedience’ in demonstrations last year. They are facing ten and three years respectively. Educational International is co-ordinating an international campaign for their release. Overall, the human rights situation in Bahrain is very bad with many workers and activists still in jail.
Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila Al Salman. President and Vice President respectively of the Bahrain Teachers Association are appealing their jail sentences for ‘encouraging civil disobedience’ in demonstrations last year. They are facing ten and three years respectively. Educational International is co-ordinating an international campaign for their release. Overall, the human rights situation in Bahrain is very bad with many workers and activists still in jail.
