Bahraini students hounded in Britain

Bahraini students hounded in Britain
by Siân Ruddick

Bahraini students who study in Britain have had their scholarships and financial support revoked by their government.
They are accused of plotting to bring down the Bahraini regime because they have protested here.
It is part of a systematic attack on Bahraini citizens who support the protests for democracy.

Ahmed and Rashid are students in Britain whose scholarships were terminated by the Bahraini ministry of education. Ahmed told Socialist Worker, “The ministry contacted my family back home to say that the government has taken my scholarship away because I took part in a protest.

“I stand in solidarity with the Bahrani people calling for freedom and justice.

Allowance

“The scholarship pays our fees and a monthly allowance. If they stop the money I won’t be able to carry on. And I can’t go back to Bahrain—if I do, there are concerns I’ll be arrested. “This has put a lot of pressure on my family. They cannot afford to support me.”

Ahmed said that he knows of at least seven students whose funding was cut after they attended a protest in Manchester. Rashid also spoke to Socialist Worker. He said, “Three days after I went on a protest the education minister called my mother. Now they have cancelled everything. …more