EPISODE · Jun 30, 2012 · 7 MIN
Rula al Saffar - president of Bahrain Nurses Society - interviewed by Antonia Allman about the crackdown on medical profession by the Al Khalifa goverment (first part)
from 'Bahrain is Burning and the world is silent' · host LeftPress
Part 1 – Nurses campaign for salary increase followed by government crackdown on entire population Part 2 – Detention of protesters – organisation of nurses to help – nurses detained Part 3 – Medical Neutrality, people detained, Rula tortured, nurse made unemployed by militarised hospital system Part 4 – more on nurses made unemployed by militarised hospital system, Rula acquitted, doctors_in_chains website, 3 militaried hospitals, targetted shooting american and uk security forces involved – faith in freedom Part 5 – Staying strong – freedom is coming – solidarity with medics detained – no time to cry yet – message to nurses in Australia – Bahraini Australian Youth Movement – is it better to stay or to go – refugees of war – Geneva convention – attack from Saudi – and from within country – voice the opinion – i will not leave, not without my people
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