Italian trade unionists and student activists were attacked and detained by the police in Naples on Saturday, in a bid to crack down on protests and blockades as the far-right Brothers of Italy is presenting new repressive laws in parliament, activists from SI Cobas union have told Middle East Solidarity. The arrests of Mimi and…
Mass blockade in Piraeus port hits Israel’s military supply chain Dockworkers in Greece are the latest to take action to stop war material reaching the Israeli army as it intensifies its genocidal campaign in Gaza. A mass blockade of Piraeus port, called by dockworkers’ unions and supported by Palestine solidarity and anti-war activists and local…
Collective Statement of Independent Iranian Organizations Opposing War and Warmongering PoliciesOriginal published here Given the current unstable and dangerous situation in Iran and the wider region, the undersigned organizations consider it their duty to adopt a collective stance. The working people of Iran—workers, teachers, nurses, retirees, and other wage earners—have not benefited and will not…
As UK-based Iranians who support the Palestinian struggle for freedom, we condemn in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli attacks on Iran. While we, together with the greatest majority of our compatriots living in Iran, have opposed the Islamic Republic of Iran, we condemn military intervention and attempts at regime change by foreign powers and…
The solidarity campaign for imprisoned activist Alaa Abd El Fattah called for urgent action following the admission of Alaa’s mother Laila to hospital on the 242nd day of her hunger strike. Laila Soueif has survived on a bare minimum of fluids and liquid supplements since September and resumed a full hunger strike on 20 May.…
By Miriam Scharf (Newham NEU) At our annual NEU conference 2000 delegates representing 500,000 education workers in England and Wales make conference policy and discuss many international issues. This year MENA Solidarity held a fringe meeting, ‘Women at the Frontline of the Struggle’ with speakers from Iran, Syria and Sudan. We heard on zoom from…
Sudan’s revolution is a story of grassroots organising, sacrifice, and unwavering resistance to oppression.From the fight against British colonial rule to the revolutions that toppled military dictatorships, Sudanese workers, women, students, and grassroots movements have led every major battle for freedom. This pamphlet highlights the mass mobilisations that shook the streets, the role of neighbourhood-basedResistance…
Newly-formed independent workers’ committees in Syria organised demonstrations and vigils across the country in protest at caretaker government’s decision to sack thousands of public sector employees, and in response to the spiralling cost of living which is pushing millions of Syrians deeper into poverty. Rallies took place on 15 February in Damascus, Aleppo, Suwayda, Latakia…
Egyptian Trade unionist Shady Mohamed is on hunger strike, his wife has told other activists, protesting against terrible conditions in Burg al-Arab prison where he has been held since last year on charges related to displaying a Palestine solidarity banner. Shady was among 6 people arrested for this simple act of protest and solidarity and…
Laila Soueif, mother of British citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah, a writer, software developer and prominent pro-democracy activist jailed by Egypt’s authoritarian regime for most of the last ten years, will be organising regular protests outside Downing Street from 13 January. Alaa’s case has hit the news in recent months as his family have stepped up…