Protest in Martyrs' Square, Beirut 8 August 2020 - picture Tamim al-Masarif via Facebook

“This is the Ministry of Corruption, Fraud and Plunder” Lebanese protesters occupy government buildings as army uses live ammunition against demonstrations for justice.

Massive demonstrations rippled through Beirut on 8 August as protesters took to the streets calling for revenge on the politicians who bear collective responsibility for the huge explosion at the port on 4 August. Protesters stormed the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of the Environment and…

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Sudan

Sit-ins spread on Sudan protest anniversary

Anne Alexander This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Sudan’s revolutionary movement has surged ahead with renewed confidence as marches to commemorate the one year anniversary of the ‘March of Millions on 30 June 2019…

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Raising the flag for liberation in Egypt and beyond

Sarah Hegazi was a courageous fighter against injustice and oppression and an inspiration to the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights far beyond Egypt, says Alice Finden. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online This summer, activists…

Yemen

Protests grow as British arms sales to Saudi Arabia restart

Campaigners have vowed to keep up the fight to stop British weapons fuelling Saudi Arabia’s devastating war on Yemen, after the government said it would resume granting licenses for arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition on 7 July. A landmark judgement by the Court of Appeal in June 2019 ruled that it was unlawful for…

Egypt

Family of Egyptian activists attacked waiting outside prison for news after visits stop

This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Tens of thousands of prisoners remain at risk of Covid 19 in Egypt’s overcrowded and insanitary jails, while their families have been denied visiting rights and information about…

Capital folly: Egypt’s monument to dictatorship

The grandiose plans to create a new capital city for Egypt are testament to Al-Sisi’s determination to prevent a repeat of the mass protests which led to revolution in 2011, argues Fareid Atta. Far from creating a sustainable new city to relieve the pressure of overcrowding in Cairo, housing in the New Administrative Capital will…

Annexation and apartheid in Palestine

The planned annexation of large parts of the West Bank by Israel are part of a longer history of strategic colonisation and settlement building reports Miriam Scharf. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Annexation,…

A spirit of solidarity: Protesters reach out from south to north in Syria

Despite fierce repression and the devastating effects of war, regime-controlled areas in Syria have recently witnessed a wave of protests. Abdulsalam Dallal reports on how activists have found ways to keep the spirit of solidarity alive This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work…

‘The Algerian regime wants to put us in cages’

by Shelagh Smith This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Seventeen months after the protest movement, or Hirak, exploded onto the streets of Algeria in February 2019, there has been no fundamental change to the…

‘Covid 19 has exposed injustice globally’

Systematic failures in the NHS are risking the lives of Sudanese health workers in the UK, Dr Sara Abdelgalil explains. Meanwhile they also continue to mobilise in solidarity with the ongoing revolution and the battle against Covid 19 in Sudan. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help…

Occupation in a time of coronavirus

In the West Bank, Palestinians are facing the trauma of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis in a context of intensifying Israeli occupation. Dave Clinch and Oisin Challen Flynn spoke to Palestinian activists from Hebron and Bethlehem about how life – and resistance – are continuing. This is an article from the current issue of Middle…

Out now – Occupation in a time of Coronavirus: Middle East Solidarity magazine issue 14

Issue 14 – Occupation in a time of Coronavirus available from July 2020 Middle East Solidarity magazine is now available to download. During the Covid-19 crisis we are suspending our print publications temporarily, but you can help support our work by making a donation for your copy below. Click to take out an annual solidarity…

OUT NOW – ‘Trade unions and the Algerian uprising’ Research Report

For a year Algeria has been rocked by a peaceful mass movement, the Hirak. In April 2019 it forced president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down after 20 years in power, after he proposed to stand for a 5th term. It then forced the postponement of two presidential elections, in April and July, because people refused…

Saudi rulers are spreading the virus of sectarian hate

The Covid-19 pandemic has created another opportunity for the Saudi state to intensify attacks on the country’s Shi’a minority, writes Ameen Nemer. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online On 8 March 2020, the same…

To locked-down London, a letter of hope from Raqqa in Syria …

Helen Patuck met Khaled a year ago while working in Syria. Here he shares a message of solidarity and practical advice on how to keep hopes up when it isn’t safe to leave home. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating…

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