Bahrain: Teachers face further jail time after ‘nightmare’ verdict
Abu Dheeb and Jalila al-Salman, two former leaders of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA), received prison sentences of five years, and six months, respectively.
Following his arrest after calling for a teachers’ strike early in 2011, Abu Dheeb has already spent some 18 months in prison, while al-Salman spent five and a half months in prison before being released on bail. Amnesty International considers Abu Dheeb to be a prisoner of conscience and will grant the same status to al-Salman if she is returned to jail.
