Unions try to stop tear gas being shipped to Bahrain

The popular and worker led uprising in Bahrain that started over two years has been suppressed by the government by continual attacks involving thousands of arrests, beatings and heavy use of tear gas.

A recently leaked report documenting an order for a huge amount of tear gas and stun grenades is a confirmation that the only solution from the Government of Bahrain is more repression. An international campaign has started to try and halt the shipment of tear gas to Bahrain. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is pressuring its government to stop Korean companies supplying the lethal chemicals. 

The popular and worker led uprising in Bahrain that started over two years has been suppressed by the government by continual attacks involving thousands of arrests, beatings and heavy use of tear gas.

A recently leaked report documenting an order for a huge amount of tear gas and stun grenades is a confirmation that the only solution from the Government of Bahrain is more repression. An international campaign has started to try and halt the shipment of tear gas to Bahrain. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is pressuring its government to stop Korean companies supplying the lethal chemicals.