Qasim Muhammad analyses the grievances behind demonstrations in the Iraqi capital and southern cities which have faced violent repression by the security forces. From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here The popular movement which exploded in early October was driven by young people using social…
Students and university staff played a key role in Sudan’s revolution and are continuing to organise and push for real justice and democracy, writes Dr Iman Hamza From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here El Bashir’s regime created what was called the ‘Higher Education Revolution’,…
Olivia Palmer analyses the roots of Iraq’s agricultural crisis in war, occupation and neoliberal reforms. From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here Iraq is the birthplace of agriculture. Its wheat, legumes and other seed crops have been developed and refined for local conditions over a…
By Sheila Amrouche From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here The rising repression in Algeria has sparked an international campaign in defence of political prisoners. Trade unionists, MPs and activists in Spain, France, Portugal, Peru, Brazil, South Africa and Germany gathered outside Algerian embassies in…
Ten months since the mass movement erupted, hundreds of thousands still surge into the streets. Samir Larabi asks if the people or the old regime will emerge the winners from this contest? From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here Since 22 February 2019, Algeria has…
By Thom Tyerman and Kashef From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here Death is a daily occurrence at Europe’s borders. Conservative estimates in 2017 placed the number of deaths since 2000 at 33,761. The Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s deadliest borders and…
By Marwa Jalal From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here Established in 2014, the Khartoum Process was originally called the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative. It was an outcome of the African Union Regional Ministerial Conference on Human Trafficking and Smuggling in the Horn…
