Egypt: Solidarity with Alaa and the Maspero accused

Updated with signatures 17 November We condemn the Egyptian authorities’ campaign of legal intimidation, torture and deadly violence against those who have continued to raise their voices and mobilise in the streets in support of the demands of the 25 January revolution: change, democracy and social justice. We note with particular concern the following recent…

Event: RMT hosts meeting on ‘Palestine’s fight for freedom’ 24 Oct

London Transport Region of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) has called a meeting to discuss how trade unionists in Britain and round the world can support the Palestinian fight for freedom. In commemoration of International Workers’ Day, the Palestinian trade union movement formed the: Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS).…

Bahrain: Manchester protest highlights medics’ plight

20 protestors organised by the Bahrain Solidarity group and supported by the Manchester Trades Council, human rights group RAPAR and MENA Solidarity Network, challenged Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al-Khalifa, member of Bahrain’s ruling family at the “Doing Business in Bahrain” seminar in Manchester on 14 October. The demonstration highlighted the repression meted out by the Bahraini government in revenge for…

مصر: رسالة تضامن من بريطانيا مع شهداء ماسبيرو

Letter of solidarity from British trade unionists and activists following the attack on protesters in Cairo, 9 October. English here لا للقمع العسكري في مصر روعنا مقتل أكثر من 20 شخصًا خلال هجمات على مظاهرة سلمية بالقاهرة يوم الأحد 9 أكتوبر، كان يشارك فيها آلاف المسحيين والمسلمين أمام مقر التليفزيون بماسبيرو، مطالبين بوقف العنف والتحريض…

Protest: No to Bahrain ‘business as usual’ in Manchester – 13 October

Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al-Khalifa, member of Bahrain’s ruling family wants to do business in Manchester this Thursday and we say “No”. Join the demonstration, 9.00am, Thursday 13 October, Bridgewater Hall, opposite Midland Hotel and tell the Bahrain business delegation at the “Doing Business in Bahrain” seminar and their partners, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, to stop their regime’s bloody…