A wave of demonstrations rocked the city of Sweida in southern Syria between August and September 2023. Thousands took to the streets on a weekly basis after the government removed fuel subsidies, chanting against the Assad regime. Abdulsalam Dallal analyses the background to this new revolt. This is an article from the current issue of…
متحدون من أجل الحرية و السلام و العدالة للجميع
استضاف مقر نقابة المعلمين البريطانية في هاملتون هاوس في لندن يوم السبت ٣٠ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٣ مؤتمر التضامن مع السودان – ٢٠٢٣ الذي نظمته شبكة التضامن مع الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا والنقابات والمنظمات البريطانية و السودانية في عرض للوحدة والدعم للشعب السوداني. يُعتبر مؤتمر التضامن مع السودان – ٢٠٢٣ النسخة الثالثة من مؤتمرات التضامن مع السودان و التي تنظمها شبكة التضامن مع الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا سنويا، وقد أثبت أنه الأكبر حتى الآن
Highlights of the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2023
In London on Saturday, September 30, 2023, the National Education Union headquarters at Hamilton House hosted the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2023. Organised by the Middle East and North Africa Solidarity Network (MENA Solidarity) and British and Sudanese unions and organisations in a display of unity and support for the Sudanese people. Notably, this marks the third Sudan Solidarity Conference organised by MENA Solidarity and proved to be the largest to date.
Declaration by delegates to the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2023Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London – Saturday 30 September This conflict has brought together trade unionists and activists from Sudan and Britain to demand an end to the war which is tearing Sudan apart. We are united in sorrow and anger at the damage done to the lives…
UPDATED: Sami al-Baqir released from custody on 25 September – thanks to everyone who supported this campaign. We will provide more information as we receive it about any charges he is facing. The Sudanese Teachers Committee (STC) announced on Facebook on 22 September that the Sudanese military authorities have arrested the STC spokesperson, Sami al-Baqir.…
Iranian activists will be marching in London to show their solidarity with the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising. Meet at the Iranian embassy at 1pm to march to Trafalgar Square, Saturday 16 September Another protest has also been called 11am at the London Eye, marching to Downing Street – see details here.
NEU activists have launched an appeal for solidarity with teachers inside Iran who are facing repression from the regime for taking part in peaceful protests and joining the independent teachers’ union the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association. The appeal below has been circulated to NEU district secretaries. Azadeh Neman, NEU International Solidarity Officer in North Kent…
Sudanese activists are calling for support from the trade union movement to challenge the British government’s racist policies which have blocked the creation of adequate safe and legal routes for people fleeing the war in Sudan from reaching Britain. Wafaa Salim, President of the University of Khartoum Alumni Association, was visiting relatives in Sudan with…
The armed conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15th, 2023, between the Sudanese armed Forces led by General Abdula Fattah Alburhan and the Rapid Support militia (Janjaweed militia) led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, is a conflict between two armed factions over the control of the politics and wealth of Sudan. Both sides aligned their…
By Miriam Scharf The United Arab Emirates is the 19th richest country the world, with GDP of US$44,000 a head, mostly generated from oil exports. The UAE is able to produce oil cheaply, its oil industry is likely to be viable for a long time, and this is the government’s stated intention. COP28’s president-designate Sultan…
MENA Solidarity Network 