Egypt: Support growing for 11 February strike call

Calls for civil disobedience and a general strike on 11 February are gaining momentum across Egypt in the wake of the massacre of football supporters in Port Said. The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions and the Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress, which between them claim a membership of around 2 million workers in affiliated unions…

Egypt: Protest in Dublin over Port Said massacre

Demonstrators from the Irish Anti-War Movement protested on Friday 3 February outside the Egyptian embassy in Dublin over the organised attack with the connivance of the military/police, directed at the ‘Ultras’ football supporters who played a leading role in the overthrow of Mubarak and have recently been chanting anti-SCAF slogans at matches. Pictures by Fatin…

Egypt: Maspero sit-in supports media workers’ struggle

Scenes from the sit-in outside the Egyptian State TV building at Maspero, on the Nile close to Tahrir Square, 27 January 2012. Translation below. Send a message of solidarity to the protesters at Maspero, and the media workers fighting to complete the revolution inside the media – email menasolidarity@gmail.com or leave a comment below this…

Egypt: #25Jantwo in London

Egyptian activists in London held a lively demonstration outside the Egyptian embassy in support of the protests against military rule in Egypt on 25 January. Speakers from Stop the War Coalition and MENA Solidarity Network addressed the crowd. Dr Kambiz Boomla read a message of protest signed by 52 UK doctors over the killing of…

Egypt: ‘The factory and the square are one hand’

عريضة للتوقيع.. 25 يناير: الميدان والمصنع إيد احدة A year has passed since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, but the people’s sacrifices have not borne fruit, nor have the goals of the revolution – bread, freedom and social justice – been achieved. This is because those in power do not rule in the interests…