Sarah Carr reports:
Doctors staging a seven-day sit-in at the Doctors’ Syndicate suspended their protest for one day yesterday, during the Syndicate’s annual awards ceremony in celebration of Doctors’ Day.
According to organizers Doctors Without Rights — a lobby group which presses for better pay and conditions for doctors — pressure from security bodies persuaded them against holding the sit-in Tuesday.
“The decision to suspend the sit-in was made after the group [Doctors Without Rights] learnt that it could be subjected to harassment by security bodies because ministry [of health] officials will be attending the ceremony,” a message sent to members of Doctors Without Rights read. “The group chose to suspend the sit-in in order not to subject doctors to security harassment,” it continued.
The decision to temporarily suspend the sit-in was made late last night after talks with state security personnel, who have been a constant presence there.
You can find more photos of the 3rd day of the sit-in (17 March) here.
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