We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Muzan Alneel — a principled voice, committed revolutionary, and incisive thinker whose work and politics were rooted in the struggle for freedom and justice in Sudan.
Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026 — Full Report
From frontline stories to bold strategies, the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026 was a call to action. Debates, workshops, and cultural performances united a movement determined to fight for justice, peace, and democracy in Sudan. Read the full conference report and outcomes
6 February: Port Workers Do Not Work for War – Dockworkers Strike for Palestine
On 6 February, Greek dockworkers are striking in solidarity with Palestine, joining an international wave of port workers refusing to handle weapons and war cargo. From Piraeus to Elefsina, workers are challenging genocide, militarisation, and government complicity — proving that organised labour can disrupt war. Read more.
Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026: Statement and Demands
The Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026 brought together trade unionists and activists from Sudan, Britain, and beyond to demand an immediate end to the war between Sudan’s two principal militias, the SAF and RSF—a war that has devastated lives, displaced millions, and destroyed Sudan’s future. The conference agreed and endorsed a collective statement, setting out clear demands and concrete steps forward.
Tehran bus workers: ‘workers must lead fight for liberation, not authoritarian forms of power or foreign states’
Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed by Iranian security forces as they try to repress what is fast becoming a generalised uprising against the Islamic Republic’s leadership. Independent trade unions including the bus workers’ union in Tehran are warning that workers need to have independent organisation which is not linked to foreign…
Hundreds of trade unionists say ‘we stand in solidarity with Alaa Abd el-Fattah’
Over 350 trade unionists from across the UK and beyond have signed a statement expressing solidarity with British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a wave of attacks led by Tory and Reform politicians greeted his arrival in the UK after years as a political prisoner in Egypt. The statement highlights Alaa’s rejection of antisemitism, racism…
2025 in Review: Voices of Resistance Across MENA and Beyond
As 2025 comes to a close and we step into 2026, we at MENA Solidarity Network reach out in solidarity, gratitude, and revolutionary determination. Explore our roundup of the key articles published since 1 January 2025 — a year of struggle, resistance, and international working-class solidarity across the Middle East and beyond. From war zones and imperialist supply chains to workers uniting across borders, these reports and analyses map the terrain of resistance.
Read, share, reflect, and organise — let 2026 be a year of stronger solidarity, renewed struggle, and internationalist victory.
Statement: solidarity with Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Statement in solidarity with Alaa Abd el-Fattah We affirm our solidarity with Alaa Abd el-Fattah and extend a warm welcome to him as he is reunited with his family in Britain after spending years unjustly incarcerated alongside thousands of other political prisoners in the jails of a dictatorship for speaking out against human rights abuses.…
Cartoons Are Not a Crime – Free Ashraf Omar, Stop Egypt’s Repression
When a cartoon becomes a crime, authoritarianism reveals its fear of truth.
Ashraf Omar — cartoonist, translator, and political artist — has been imprisoned for his drawings, accused of terrorism for exposing social and political realities. His case is not an exception, but part of Egypt’s systematic assault on freedom of expression, independent journalism, and dissent. We demand his immediate release. The pen is not a crime.
20 December (London): March for Sudan — End the War | Defend the Revolution | Expose the Imperialist Order
On 20 December, we will march in London to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sudanese uprising and to stand with a people still resisting war, military rule, counter-revolution, and imperialism.
The war in Sudan is being waged by rival militias (SAF & RSF) and sustained by international backers who profit from violence and destruction. Civilians face killing, hunger, and mass displacement — and silence is not an option.
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“Vengeance of the state”: Italian trade unionists mobilise over threat to deport Egyptian activist
Trade unionists from the SI COBAS union are leading a campaign to defend Mohamed Shahin, imam of a mosque in Turin and an outspoken campaigner for Palestine in the city. Shahin was seized by the Italian police on 25 November and told his long-term residence permit was being revoked and that he faces deportation to…
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