Saudi court’s reduction in Leeds PhD student’s jail exposes arbitrary and abusive sentencing

Leeds University PhD student Salma al-Shehab’s prison sentence has been reduced from 27 years to four years, with an additional four years suspended. However, no release date has been announced. Human rights organizations consider this a minor victory given her unjust treatment for peacefully expressing her views. Her case underscores the Saudi regime’s repression of dissent and basic freedoms. Support for her release must continue.

Join The March To Stop War And Violence Against Women In Sudan

Join the march organised by the Sudanese Women’s Union UK & I in support of the revolution and in resistance to the ongoing war in Sudan and the appalling violence perpetrated against women. Sudanese women, in particular, have borne the brunt of this brutal conflict, their bodies transformed into weapons of war. They have endured unimaginable suffering, including rape, enslavement, and torture. It is crucial that we all stand in solidarity with them and amplify their voices.

A New Dawn for Syria: The Fall of the Assad Regime

By Abdulsalam Dallal On 8 December 2024 in the early morning, people in the streets and a mosque in Damascus announced: “saqat bashar al-kalb” (Bashar, the dog has fallen). Since March 2011 Syrians have spilled blood and tears on the path towards hurriyyeh and karameh (freedom and dignity). Thirteen years later, their sacrifices have paid…

The Illusion of Choice: Why People Should Reject Both Sides of the War in Sudan

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) economic monopolies are direct and deliberate barriers to any possibility of democratic governance. These institutions are not just tools of repression but instruments of systemic plunder, reinforcing a cycle of violence and exploitation that crushes revolutionary aspirations.
Since the eruption of the revolution in 2018, the SAF and RSF have served as the brutal enforcers of the counter-revolution, committing mass …..

Highlights: Sudan Solidarity Conference 2024

The Middle East and North Africa Solidarity Network (MENA Solidarity) hosted its annual Sudan Solidarity Conference, Sudan Solidarity Conference 2024 on October 27, 2024 online under the theme “Revolution, Counter-Revolution, and War”. The conference aimed to provide a platform for discussion, analysis, and solidarity-building regarding the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Representatives from various trade unions, civil society organizations, and community groups from around the world participated.

Event: Sudan Solidarity Conference 2024

Sudan Solidarity Conference 2024
Three years after the military coup: resisting war, building solidarity

Join leading Sudanese activists for this online meeting marking three years since the military coup of October 2021, which saw the leaders of the two principal militias – the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces – overthrow civilian members of the Transitional Government. We will discuss how revolution turned to counter-revolution and war and how activists from the Sudanese Resistance Committees responded by organising Emergency Rooms to provide basic supplies. We will also hear about the struggles of trade unionists and campaigners to keep organising for survival and against war. This meeting will bring voices from the frontline of a marginalised and ignored conflict, which is being fuelled by regional powers competing for influence over Sudan’s rich resources and call for solidarity with the Sudanese people’s struggle for freedom, peace and justice.

Lebanese teachers appeal for international solidarity

Statement Issued by the Contractual Teachers’ League in Lebanese Primary Public Schools (CTLP) Beirut, October 2, 2024 Subject: Appeal to Stop the War, Protect the People, and Ensure the Right of Students to Education and Teachers to Receive Their Dues to Help Them Live Amidst War and Displacement The association calls on the international community…