Update 25 April: all the detainees have been released on bail, but the charges have not been dropped On Tuesday 23 April, Egyptian security forces forcibly dispersed a protest in solidarity with the women of Gaza and Sudan, held outside the headquarters of the UN Women’s regional office in Maadi, Cairo. In the process, they…
A year ago, on 15 April 2023, Sudan’s two principal militias (the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces) launched a war which has devastated the country. This followed their joint overthrow of the civilian partners in the Transitional Government and months of brutal repression, contested heroically by the Resistance Committees, trade unions and…
Leaders of some of Britain’s biggest trade unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers across public services, health, education and transport sectors have joined Labour MP John McDonnell in condemning the arrest and detention of workers from Egyptian textile factory Misr Spinning in Mahalla al-Kubra following a strike in late February. Maryam Eslamdoust, of the…
Sign this statement of solidarity Workers at Egypt’s largest textile factory in Mahalla won a major victory for tens of thousands employed across Egypt’s state-owned enterprises by forcing the government to agree to raise the minimum wage to 6000 Egyptian pounds after thousands joined a strike which shut down the mill for nearly a week…
Model Motion – Stand with Sudan: Stop the war, support the people
Protesters in Beirut have blockaded the Egyptian embassy, demanding an end to the Egyptian government’s “collaboration with the Zionist enemy”. They called for the immediate opening of the Rafah border for aid and a halt on preparations to host displaced Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the border. The organisers of the protest shared this…
On Saturday, January 13, 2024, a staggering 500,000 angry people flooded the streets of London, united in a passionate demand to stop the ongoing genocide in Palestine and seek justice for the Palestinian people. The demonstration garnered support from various communities and organisations, reflecting a growing global movement against the injustices occurring in the region.
By Miriam Scharf On Monday 18th December about 150 anti-racists joined the protest outside the Home Office in solidarity with refugees and migrants on UN Migrants’ Day. The protest was called by Stand Up To Racism, XR London, several unions including the PCS, Care4Calais, and many local groups who have poured their hearts into providing…
On the fifth anniversary of the Sudanese revolution of 2018, we, the undersigned, stand united in our solidarity with the Sudanese people, whose unwavering determination against the oppressive forces of dictatorship has inspired millions worldwide. Our hearts go out to the workers, students, women, and men who have and are still courageously fighting for freedom, peace, and justice, carrying on a legacy of resistance that can be traced back to Sudan’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule in 1956.
Join us this Monday 18 December 5.30pm outside the Home Office (Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF) #StopTheHate#RefugeesWelcome#UnityNotDivision UN INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAYEnd the year with a celebration of unity over division Mon 18 December The Home Office, London Supported by:XR London / Peace and Justice Project / Care 4 Calais / Stand Up to Racism / NEU…
A petition calling for the release of Palestinian community organiser Anas Abu Srour has already gathered thousands of signatures after his abduction by Israeli Occupation Forces on 28th November. Anas is the executive director of the Aida Youth Centre, which provides services for around 300 children in one of the largest refugee camps in Bethlehem.…
A statement signed by 250 activists connecting the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising with the struggle for liberation in Palestine. Read the Farsi and translations into Arabic, German and Turkish here Jin, Jiyan, Azadî as in Free Palestine We, the undersigned, who have been pleading for Jin Jiyan Azadî in the last year, demand an end…
Middle East Solidarity has received this statement from the Arab Student Movements Union documenting the victimisation of Palestinian students with Israeli citizenship. Download a pdf here. Persecution of Palestinian students in Israeli Academic InstitutionsThere are thousands of Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship enrolled in Israeli universitiesand colleges. While Palestinian citizens have historically been victims of…
A message of solidarity from Sudanese unions and organisations:
Free Palestine
We express our deep sorrow and outrage at the ongoing acts of oppression and forced displacement on the basis of ethnicity in Palestine. Gaza, the world’s largest open-air prison is experiencing an intensified Nakba. The recent attacks on Gaza are war crimes.
A message from Tariq Hathaleen a school teacher from the Bedouin village of Umm Al Khair in the South Hebron Hills, 29 October “A grave and harrowing crisis is unfolding in the South Hebron Hills, demanding the utmost urgency and gravity. Settlers, masquerading as a military force, have launched a barbaric assault on Susyiah village.…
MENA Solidarity Network 