Yemen - Doctors barred from taking part in protest (2010)

A fatal attack on Dr. Derhim Al-Qadasi in the capital Sana’a led to a one month sit in by some 30 relatives and colleagues. In January, it was announced that doctors and nurses would be holding a strike in solidarity with the family and in response to the government’s apparent failure to investigate the case. On 22 January, doctors, pharmacists, nurses and hospital workers of the Yemeni Physicians and Pharmacist Syndicate Union announced a full strike. However, some 70 hospitals were reported to have prevented their doctors from participating in the sit-in by placing security at the gates to prevent them from going out. After huge pressure from physicians, activists, and the general public, the authorities arrested Tawfiq Al-Maflahi and four other involved in the murder.

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