London – 6.30pm Egyptian Embassy, 26 South Street, 25 January Facebook event here Berlin – 1pm Herrmannplatz, 25 January Facebook event here Ankara – 3pm, Egyptian Embassy, 25 JanuaryFacebook event here New York City – 1pm, Egyptian Consulate, 25 January Facebook event here Wellington – 1pm Egyptian Embassy, 25 January Facebook event here Toronto –…
Saturday 25 January 2014 marks three years since activists in Egypt set in motion a revolution. Their demands of bread, freedom and social justice remain unfulfilled. We will be joining Egyptian activists in London on a protest at the Egyptian Embassy in solidarity with revolutionaries in Egypt as they take to the streets in defiance…
Picture: Mike Goold of the Haldane Society takes a stand against repression in Egypt during a protest over cuts in Legal Aid in the UK on 6 Jan 2014 Barristers and solicitors from the Haldane Society, a campaigning organisation of socialist lawyers in the UK, and other prominent legal practitioners yesterday called for the Egyptian…
Well-known revolutionary activists from Alexandria have become the latest to face harsh jail terms and large fines for defying the anti-protest laws. Lu’ay Al-Qahwagi, Amr Hafez, Nasir Abu-al-Hamd and Islam Muhamadein were sentenced to two years hard labour in prison and ordered to pay a 50,000 LE fine (£4,000) on 2 January. Mahienour el-Masry and…
Hundreds of revolutionary activists marched through Cairo on 23 December in protest at the long jail terms handed down to Ahmed Maher, Mohamed Adel and Ahmed Douma. The three activists, who played a leading role in the revolution of 2011, are prominent figures in the 6 April Youth Movement, one of the few groups beyond…
This online toolkit is part of MENA Solidarity’s campaign in the run-up to the third anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution on 25 January 2014 1. Background Briefing On 25 November 2013, Egyptian president Adly Mansour signed into law restrictions on public protests which activists continue to defy in daily mobilisations on the streets and university…
What you can do: Print out these posters [anti_protest_poster_bw and anti_protest_poster] and send us a solidarity picture via Facebook or Twitter (@menasolidarity). Use this Free the Detainees sign Pass a resolution in your union branch condemning the anti-protest law Write urgently to the Egyptian authorities calling for the release of all political detainees and an end…
According to media sources, arrest warrants have been issued for Haitham Mohamedain, labour lawyer and leading member of the Revolutionary Socialists, and Sharif al-Roubi, a leader of the 6 April Youth Movement – Democratic Front. They are among a group of well-known activists who have been targeted for defying the anti-protest law which came into…
Protests continued across Egyptian university campuses last week, as revolutionary activists organised rallies in commemoration of the battle of Mohamed Mahmoud Street in 2011 and mobilised in solidarity with jailed colleagues. A march organised by the “Revolutionaries” coalition in Cairo on the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud protests drew thousands into the streets. The clashes…
Activists attending the UCU Left conference on 9 November pledged their support for colleagues and students in Egypt who are facing widescale repression by the military regime. The statement below was launched at the conference. See below for instructions on how to add your name. University freedoms under attack in Egypt Stop the repression We…
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