EU’s Pressure on Libya “Could be Bad for Nurses”
February 10th, 2007
Valya, Valentina, Kristiyana, Nasya, Snezhana, Ashraf, on February 9, we will mark nine years since their suffering began. Sudden arrests in Libya and medieval torture with electricity and dogs have marked the worst trial for the past fifteen years - the one against the Bulgarian nurses in Tripoli.
These poor five women have been separated from their children and loved ones for eight years now. They are scared and desperate, but they are no longer alone! Their tragic fate united the Standart, BTV and the Darik Radio in an international humanitarian mission under the motto You Are Not Alone. We have already attracted the attention of the European Parliament to this mission and we have brought the “You Are Not Alone” sign into the Bulgarian National Assembly, as well
Rallies in defense of the Bulgarian nurses in Libya were organized in Sofia and across the country on February 9, on the initiative of the aforementioned three media. We gathered in front of Sofia’s National Palace of Culture and showed our sympathy for these poor women; then, we walked to the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, where we prayed together for the release of the nurses. We also sang the “You Are Not Alone” song for the first time, which was written by legendary musicians Mikhail Belchev and Stefan Dimitrov.
