Free Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb!
Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, former president of the Bahrain Teacher’s Association, was tried in a Military Court and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
The charges included using his position within the BTA to call for teachers’ strike, organize marches and demonstrations, incite “hatred of the regime” and seek its overthrow by force. Amnesty International said that it feared Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb may be imprisoned solely on account of their legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly, in which case they should be released immediately and unconditionally and their convictions should be quashed.
