Activists from Sudan and Saudi Arabia have called on trade unionists in the UK to stand with them in their struggles for democratic change. Speaking at meetings in Cambridge on 13 May and in Harrogate at a fringe event at the UCU union Congress on 25 May they highlighted the importance of mobilising solidarity for…
The Sudanese Professionals Association has called on protesters to prepare for a general strike to demand that the ruling Transitional Military Council meets the demand for a civilian government. Across Sudan and around the world, Sudanese activists are showing they back the general strike call by posting pictures online to create an “attendance book” for…
Trade unionists, MPs and campaigners have launched the open letter below to build solidarity across the labour and trade union movement around the world with the uprisings in Sudan and Algeria. Find out more about how you can get involved in this campaign below. Dear comrade, The revolutions in Sudan and Algeria are reaching a…
A day after announcing agreement on key elements of a deal to hand power over to a civilian government led by the opposition Freedom and Change Forces, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council abruptly suspended negotiations and sent soldiers to clear barricades in the capital by force. According to international news agencies, military units used gunfire “extensively”…
Strike action, sit-ins and protests by organised workers are powering the popular uprisings in Algeria and Sudan today. In both countries thousands of workers are mobilising in support of the mass movements for democratic change and social justice – and to demand trade union rights and the freedom to organise. Solidarity is crucial and trade…
By Ameen Nemer The Saudi regime executed 37 people on 23 April 2019, following grossly unfair trials for various alleged crimes, including terrorism, spying and rebelling against the ruler. The Specialized Criminal Court convicted at least 21 based on forced confessions. Of the 37 executed, 33 were Shia and 6 of them were convicted of…
Read our new briefing on the role of teachers in the mass movements for change in the Middle East, prepared for the NEU teachers’ union conference just before Easter. Download a printable version of this leaflet Teachers_MENA_2019. Teachers on the frontline of the struggle for change As a new wave of popular protests and uprisings…
Rank-and-file trade unionists and the leaders of key regions of Algeria’s largest union federation, the UGTA, have called a rally on Wednesday 17 April demanding the immediate resignation of Federation General Secretary Sidi Said, a staunch supporter of the old regime. Said has already announced that he has no intention of seeking re-election, but activists…
The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which has been the main organiser of the 3-month popular uprising in Sudan, has rejected the attempt by the military high command to seize power for a “transitional period”. Dictator Omar el Bashir’s rule came to a formal end on 11 April after the Minister of Defence, Awad Ibn Awf…
Protests and strikes demanding the new ‘transitional’ president Abdelkader Bensalah follow Bouteflika out of office are gathering pace across Algeria. On the railways, in the ports, government offices, schools, universities and across large swathes of manufacturing, workers are walking out or going into occupation in solidarity with the continuing demonstrations in major cities demanding that…
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