Mass blockade in Piraeus port hits Israel’s military supply chain Dockworkers in Greece are the latest to take action to stop war material reaching the Israeli army as it intensifies its genocidal campaign in Gaza. A mass blockade of Piraeus port, called by dockworkers’ unions and supported by Palestine solidarity and anti-war activists and local…
On July 4, 2025, MENA Solidarity launched “Sudan’s Revolutionary and Popular Movements: A Research Report” at the Marxism Festival 2025, attracting over 110 attendees. The session featured analyses by Rania Obead, Khalid Sidahmed, and Muzan Alneel on the dynamics of Sudan’s revolution, its challenges, and the importance of international solidarity in the struggle for freedom, peace, and justice.
Join MENA Solidarity on 19 July at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum for a significant session titled “Workers Organising for Justice: Voices from Syria and Sudan”. Participate in discussions about independent union efforts in war-torn regions, addressing the need for global solidarity for workers’ rights amid oppression, economic crisis, and foreign intervention.
Piraeus, Greece — In a powerful act of international solidarity, five major unions representing port workers at Greece’s largest port have issued a joint statement condemning the Israeli assault on Gaza and pledging to take no part in the transport of military equipment destined for Israel.
We are excited to announce the launch of our new pamphlet, “Sudan’s Revolutionary and Popular Movements: A Research Report”, at the upcoming Marxism 2025 Festival. This essential publication, authored by Rania Obead, Khalid Sidahmed, and Muzan Alneel, delves into the critical lessons from Sudan’s ongoing revolutionary struggle.
MENA Solidarity is proud to partner with T A P E Collective to promote “Sudan, Remember Us”, an urgent new documentary directed by Hind Meddeb. The film opens on 27 June and will be screening in cinemas across the UK and around the world, with selected events featuring Q&As with the director.
Collective Statement of Independent Iranian Organizations Opposing War and Warmongering PoliciesOriginal published here Given the current unstable and dangerous situation in Iran and the wider region, the undersigned organizations consider it their duty to adopt a collective stance. The working people of Iran—workers, teachers, nurses, retirees, and other wage earners—have not benefited and will not…
As UK-based Iranians who support the Palestinian struggle for freedom, we condemn in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli attacks on Iran. While we, together with the greatest majority of our compatriots living in Iran, have opposed the Islamic Republic of Iran, we condemn military intervention and attempts at regime change by foreign powers and…
Today marks six years since the bloody massacres unleashed by Sudan’s counter-revolutionary forces, led by the country’s two main militias—the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
On June 3, 2019, these state-backed death squads launched a coordinated assault on peaceful revolutionaries camped outside military headquarters in Khartoum and in 13 other cities across Sudan. Thousands were killed, women and men were raped, bodies were burned, and many were tied by their legs and thrown—still alive—into the Nile. It was a calculated act of terror, designed to crush a revolutionary movement that had dared to challenge decades of military dictatorship and capitalist exploitation.
The solidarity campaign for imprisoned activist Alaa Abd El Fattah called for urgent action following the admission of Alaa’s mother Laila to hospital on the 242nd day of her hunger strike. Laila Soueif has survived on a bare minimum of fluids and liquid supplements since September and resumed a full hunger strike on 20 May.…
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