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.…
Hundreds of delegates gathered in Derry for Equity’s annual conference, addressing significant issues facing artists globally. Key discussions focused on international solidarity, with insights about Sudan and Palestine. Speakers emphasised the need for concrete actions against oppression and war, culminating in a united call for solidarity and support for affected unions.
Despite the bloody war raging in Sudan between the country’s two major militias—the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces—bin workers in Sudan have sent a powerful message of solidarity to their counterparts in Birmingham, UK.
By Miriam Scharf (Newham NEU) At our annual NEU conference 2000 delegates representing 500,000 education workers in England and Wales make conference policy and discuss many international issues. This year MENA Solidarity held a fringe meeting, ‘Women at the Frontline of the Struggle’ with speakers from Iran, Syria and Sudan. We heard on zoom from…
Today marks two years since the start of the counter-revolutionary war on April 15, 2023, between Sudan’s two ruling militias – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
Sudan’s revolution is a story of grassroots organising, sacrifice, and unwavering resistance to oppression.From the fight against British colonial rule to the revolutions that toppled military dictatorships, Sudanese workers, women, students, and grassroots movements have led every major battle for freedom. This pamphlet highlights the mass mobilisations that shook the streets, the role of neighbourhood-basedResistance…
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