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'Bahrain police abduct 6 female teachers'
[Iran Press TV] Bahrain police have kidnapped six female teachers from school in Muharraq following the regime's crackdown on anti-government protesters.The teachers were kidnapped on Tuesday, witnesses said. On Monday, Bahraini security forces placed in durance vile eight teachers and several pupils in the town of Hamad. So they weren't actually kidnapped. They were arrested. Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard... the Bahraini education ministry formed a committee tasked with taking action against school officials taking part in anti-government protests and strikes. Reports said some heads of schools, administration staff as well as teachers have already been summoned for questioning. To express solidarity with the ongoing revolution, thousands of teachers, called by the Bahrain Teachers Society, went on a strike in February and again during in March. People in Bahrain have been protesting since February 14, demanding an end to the rule of the Al Khalifa dynasty. Demonstrators maintain that they will hold their ground until their demands for freedom, constitutional monarchy as well as a proportional voice in the government are met. Bahraini forces with the help of Saudi, the UAE and Kuwaiti troops have cracked down on the anti-regime protesters. Many people have gone missing since the beginning of the revolution. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-20 |
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