Updated 3 October: the sit-in at the Ministry of Labour was forcibly broken up by the police, but the workers are continuing their campaign for justice, organising a demonstration at the General Prosecutor’s office (above) in protest at police brutality. By Haitham Mohamedain – original Arabic here Dozens of sacked workers have begun a sit-in…
Protests have been spreading across Sudan over the last week over cuts to fuel subsidies imposed by the regime of Omar al-Bashir. The video below shows demonstrators marching in the street chanting “Freedom” – hurriya. They have been met with brutal force by the Sudanese authorities, with at least 50 shot dead by the police…
Picture: Jane Loftus from the Communication Workers’ Union Dozens of trade union leaders signed a statement in solidarity Haitham Mohamedain, the Egyptian labour lawyer and revolutionary activist who was arrested last week, during TUC Congress in Bournemouth. Activists from MENA Solidarity also raised the crackdown on Egyptian revolutionaries, opponents of the military government and the…
Egyptian labour lawyer Haitham Mohamedain gives a full account of his arrest and detention in this interview with Gigi Ibrahim. Haitham’s arrest on 5 September sparked an international campaign for his release and protests across Egypt. He thanked all those who had supported him, adding: “this amazing and powerful solidarity had the greatest impact in…
حرية لهيثم محمدين ندين ماقامت به المؤسسة العسكرية من إيقاف واحتجاز لهيثم محمدين يوم 5 سبتمبر (أيلول) بمدينة السويس. هيثم محام عمالي ومناضل ثوري ذائع الصيت لدفاعه عن مئات العمال تم إيقافهم خلال الإضرابات في محاكمات يقيمها ضدهم أرباب عملهم أو تأتي نتيجة هجمات الشرطة. كان قبل أسبوعين في السويس للدفاع عن عمال مصنع…
Updated 11 September – Click here for a video interview with Haitham giving full details of his arrest Labour lawyer Haitham Mohamedain has been released by Suez prosecutors without posting bail, but according to his lawyer, Ramy Ghoneim, he was read a list of very serious charges, including: “Leading and joining a secret organisation called…
By Colm Bryce, UCU activist and member of MENA Solidarity’s delegation to Cairo in November 2012 Walking around the narrow streets of Downtown Cairo with Haitham Mohamadein last November, he seemed to know and be trusted by everyone, especially activists in the emerging workers movement. Haitham is a labour and human rights lawyer, who represented…
Freedom for Haitham Mohamedain – To sign this statement click on the link at the bottom of the page UPDATED September 7 – Haitham has been released, but lawyers say he faces serious charges We condemn the arrest and detention of Haitham Mohamedain by the Egyptian army on 5th September in Suez. Haitham is a…
Haitham Mohamedain, one of Egypt’s leading labour lawyers and an activist with the Revolutionary Socialists, has arrested on his way to meet clients in Suez. He was detained by the Army near Suez and has been transferred to a police station in the city. According to the latest information from Egypt, he has been charged…
Nurses and midwives in New South Wales, Australia, have been taking action in solidarity with Bahraini colleagues who were jailed in the wake of the brutal crackdown on the 2011 popular uprising. At the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association annual conference held last week, 61 branches signed up to the Bahrain Solidarity Campaign – largely…
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