Egypt: Education under fire – video
Video of security forces in Egypt opening fire on students on the campus at Cairo University, December 2013
المملكة المتحدة : انضمام نقابيين ناشطين لمظاهرة أمام السفارة المصرية في لندن
انضم نقابيون وناشطون في شبكة التضامن مع العالم العربي إلى الوقفة الاحتجاجية التي نظمها ناشطون مصريون أمام السفارة المصرية في لندن يوم السبت 25 يناير وهتف المتظاهرون ضد الحكم العسكري في مصر، ودعوا إلى الإفراج الفوري عن السجناء السياسيين و وضع حد للقمع وقرأ أندي ريد من المكتب التنفيذي الوطني لنقابة الخدمات العمومية والتجارية، بيان…
Egypt: Amnesty documents military’s clampdown on students
A recent damning report by Amnesty International documents the scale of repression by the military regime in Egypt. According to the report around 500 students have been detained, and some jailed for up to 17 years for taking part in protests against the military. Students have also been shot dead on campus as security forces…
Resources: Model motion on repression in Egypt (HE/FE unions and student unions)
Model motion on Egypt (HE/FE unions) Read more on the repression of students in a recent report by Amnesty International. See below for a model motion for student unions. This union notes with grave concern the far-reaching assault on human rights currently underway in Egypt, three years after the uprising which toppled Mubarak. According to…
Resources: Model motion on repression in Egypt
Model motion on Egypt (General) Read more on the background to the repression on Amnesty International’s website. 1. This union notes with grave concern the far-reaching assault on human rights currently underway in Egypt, three years after the uprising which toppled Mubarak. According to Amnesty International the Egyptian military and security forces have killed around…
UK: Trade unionists join Egyptian activists in rally at embassy
Trade unionists and activists from MENA Solidarity joined a protest organised by Egyptian activists in the UK outside the Egyptian embassy in London on Saturday 25 January. Demonstrators chanted against military rule in Egypt and called for the immediate release of political prisoners and an end to repression. Andy Reid from the National Executive of…
Egypt: Protests on four continents in solidarity with #25Jan 2014
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 –…
Egypt: UPDATED Resources for 25 Jan solidarity protests
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…
Bahrain: Campaign stops tear gas statement
via Bahrainwatch, 7 January 2014 International Campaign Led By NGOs Succeeds in Pressuring Korean Regulator To Cancel Shipment Advocacy group Bahrain Watch announced today that the #StopTheShipment campaign it launched two months ago to prevent a massive shipment of tear gas to Bahrain, has achieved a major milestone. The Financial Times reported today that South…
UK: Lawyers’ group calls for solidarity with Egyptian activists
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…
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