Bahrain: Nurses’ leader calls for international solidarity

From the Bahraini Australian Youth Movement Bahraini nurse calls on international support after police kill 16 yr old during crackdown on anniversary of democracy protests Hussain Al Jaziri, 16 years old, was killed by Bahraini security forces yesterday as the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters intensifies around the second anniversary of Bahrain’s ‘forgotten Arab Spring’.Rula al…

Egypt: West London health campaigners send solidarity

Saturday 6 October saw hundreds of people protesting against the closure of Accident and Emergency services in four West London hospitals. Marchers heard from MENA Solidarity activists about the Egyptian doctors’ strike and sent messages of solidarity to health workers and patients in Egypt who are fighting for a better health service for all. احتج المئات…

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…

مصر: الاطباء البريطانيين يدين قتل علاء عبد الهادي ويرسل التضامن إلى الثوار

English here إننا ندين هجمات الجيش المصري على المعتصمين أمام مجلس الوزراء وفي ميدان التحرير بعد 16 ديسمبر التي سببت الإصابة والموت على نطاق واسع. كالأطباء وطلاب الطب نعرب عن تضامننا مع الأطباء وطلاب الطب والعاملين في قطاع الصحة في مصر ونرسل تعازينا لعائلة وزملاء الطالب الطبي علاء عبد الهادي من جامعة عين شمس, الذي…

Egypt: UK doctors condemn army murder of Alaa Abdel Hadi

التجرمة العربية هنا Updated with final signatures 7 January We condemn the attacks, resulting in widespread injury and death, by the Egyptian military on protesters at the Cabinet Offices and Tahrir Square from 16th December 2011. As doctors and medical students, we  express solidarity with Egyptian medical students, doctors and health workers, and give our…