John Molyneux reports from Ireland: There was a very successful picket of the Egyptian Embassy in Dublin this evening (Monday 21 Nov). It attracted about 100 people at only 24 hours notice. This shows the powerful feelings of solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution that exist everywhere. Those taking part included about a dozen members of…
A call for international solidarity with protests in Egypt [28 Nov: Protests listed here between 21 – 28 November were mapped on this crowdmap plus there are links to pictures and video below] Hundreds of thousands of protesters are braving tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon and live ammunition in demonstrations against the ruling military…
Important Statement The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions announces its participation in the sit-in today (19 November 2011), under the slogan ‘Achieve the goals of the revolution which have been manipulated for the last ten months’. Change – Freedom – Social Justice Change: The henchmen of the old regime are still in positions of…
Over 1000 British trade unionists at the Unite the Resistance convention on 19 November pledged to send a message of solidarity to protesters in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt as they faced brutal attacks by the security forces. The audience heard the following statement from Dr Mohammed Shafiq, president of the Manshiyet al Bakri…
Around 300 workers from Tanta Flax and Oils Company were in occupation for a second day on 13 November in a bid to enforce a recent court decision to return the company to the public sector. The occupation has been organised by workers who were forced to leave the company under the ‘early retirement’ scheme…
From the Bahraini Justice and Development Movement: Since the ludicrous sentencing of the 20 Bahrain medics we have been asking medical workers around the world to sign this petition to the Ministry of Health, demanding that the charges be dropped. With hundreds of signatures and their re-trial set for Monday 28th November we are now…
Updated with signatures 17 November We condemn the Egyptian authorities’ campaign of legal intimidation, torture and deadly violence against those who have continued to raise their voices and mobilise in the streets in support of the demands of the 25 January revolution: change, democracy and social justice. We note with particular concern the following recent…
Dr Mohammed Shafiq, President of the Independent Union of Workers in Manshiet al-Bakry General Hospital, talks about the struggle of health workers to build independent unions and bring about a revolution in Egypt’s health system. The union was founded in the wake of Mubarak’s overthrow and led a revolution of its own within the hospital,…
London Transport Region of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) has called a meeting to discuss how trade unionists in Britain and round the world can support the Palestinian fight for freedom. In commemoration of International Workers’ Day, the Palestinian trade union movement formed the: Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS).…
20 protestors organised by the Bahrain Solidarity group and supported by the Manchester Trades Council, human rights group RAPAR and MENA Solidarity Network, challenged Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al-Khalifa, member of Bahrain’s ruling family at the “Doing Business in Bahrain” seminar in Manchester on 14 October. The demonstration highlighted the repression meted out by the Bahraini government in revenge for…
MENA Solidarity Network 