An outrageous injustice - teacher still behind bars after calling for a strike

In early 2011, as peaceful protests spread across Bahrain, two leaders of the Teaching Association called a strike to support growing demands for reform. Most of us would say that they were just doing their job. But the Bahrain authorities have since made both Mahdi and Jalila pay dearly for their legitimate work. By April 2011, both of them were detained. Jalila has since been released but Mahdi remains behind bars – where he has been for over two years. This May Day stand with workers across the world: