Not all Arab Springs lead to sunshine, while the media mainly focuses on Egypt, we should not forget that all across the Arab world there has been people rising up against authority and in most cases this is being met with brutal repression. Messages of solidarity can let those being violently intimidated know that we in other countries are aware of their struggles and will raise our vioces in their support. They are not alone, an injury to one is an injury to all.
Last spring, while Tunisians and Egyptians celebrated the fall of authoritarian regimes, the people of Bahrain also staged a series of peaceful protests.
They were met by fierce repression. Leaders of the teachers' union were arrested and sentenced to long jail terms.
This weekend, their appeal comes before the courts. The Education International, representing some thirty million unionized teachers around the world, has called for a major online campaign to press the Bahraini government to drop the charges.
You can learn more and send off your message here.
Thanks very much - and please spread the word.
Eric Lee
They were met by fierce repression. Leaders of the teachers' union were arrested and sentenced to long jail terms.
This weekend, their appeal comes before the courts. The Education International, representing some thirty million unionized teachers around the world, has called for a major online campaign to press the Bahraini government to drop the charges.
You can learn more and send off your message here.
Thanks very much - and please spread the word.
Eric Lee
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