The new issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine will available to buy from March 2017. Read a preview of our cover story here, with reports from US activists on how the movement against Trump is challenging his policies on the Middle East. Firstly we hear from New York City-based Palestinian activist Sumaya Awad, followed by…
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A year after the disappearance, torture and murder of Cambridge PhD student Giulio Regeni, who vanished while doing research on independent trade unions in Cairo, Amnesty International and the lecturers union UCU have announced a joint national campaign to push for justice for Giulio and other victims of enforced disappearance…
Moroccan students and trade unionists are calling on activists in the trade unions and student unions in Britain and around the world to support their battle to defend the National Union of Moroccan Students from attack by the government. The Moroccan state is trying to take over the union’s headquarters at the same time as…
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The factory as Egypt in miniature: ‘Out on the street’ by Philip Rizk and Jasmina Metwaly A discussion and film showing of ‘Out on the Street’ by Philip Rizk and Jasmina Metwaly hosted by Middle East Solidarity magazine Strikes, sit-ins and protests by workers resisting privatisation, corruption and police brutality…
Behind the Demonstrations in Morocco By Richard Greeman On Wednesday Oct. 26, the well-known Moroccan historian and human rights activist Maâti Monjib and five of his colleagues were hauled into the High Court at Rabat to answer charges of “attacks on national security” and “receiving foreign funds.” They are facing up to five years in…
Middle East Solidarity magazine Issue 4 available from October 2016 Print copies £3 each or £20 for 10 (plus postage). Order direct from Bookmarks Bookshop A pdf version is available to download here (Middle East Solidarity Magazine issue 4 – web version) On the cover: Made in Europe: the arsenal of al-Sisi’s security state Middle…
Issue 3 available from April 2016 On the cover: Syria: imperialist powers from west and east plan a carve-up Ceasefire talks involving opposition and regime forces in Syria will be driven by imperialist competition to dominate the country from without, not by the needs of its people, warns Ghayath Naisse. First person: Britain teaches our…
Join debates and discussions with leading activists from Palestine, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey and Syria who offer analysis of the region which cuts through the picture of confusion and despair in the mainstream media. We will also hear hidden stories of courage and resilience which continue to inspire, five years after the revolutions which shook the…
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Dozens of doctors, trade unionists and academics from Greece, the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland and the USA have launched an international statement calling for the release of Egyptian doctors’ union activist Dr Taher Mokhtar following his arrest on 14 January in a dawn raid on his home. Add your name…
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Hundreds joined lively protests last week against the visit of Egyptian president Abdelfattah al-Sisi to the UK. Cameron’s red carpet welcome for Egypt’s military dictator sparked two days of demonstrations on 4 and 5 November, uniting trade unionists, arms trade campaigners, students and Egyptian activists in opposition to the visit.…
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