Jin, Jiyan, Azadî as in Free Palestine

A statement signed by 250 activists connecting the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising with the struggle for liberation in Palestine. Read the Farsi and translations into Arabic, German and Turkish here Jin, Jiyan, Azadî as in Free Palestine We, the undersigned, who have been pleading for Jin Jiyan Azadî in the last year, demand an end…

Persecution of Palestinian students in Israeli Academic Institutions: a statement from the Arab Student Movements Union

Middle East Solidarity has received this statement from the Arab Student Movements Union documenting the victimisation of Palestinian students with Israeli citizenship. Download a pdf here. Persecution of Palestinian students in Israeli Academic InstitutionsThere are thousands of Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship enrolled in Israeli universitiesand colleges. While Palestinian citizens have historically been victims of…

Trade unionists must stand with Palestine: statement

20 October 2023 As trade unionists in Britain we wish to respond to the urgent call for solidarity issued by Palestinian trade unions. They say: “Palestinian trade unions call on our counterparts internationally and all people of conscience to end all forms of complicity with Israel’s crimes.” The call further states: “Israel has demanded that…

Event: Emergency briefing – defending Palestine solidarity organising and free speech on campus

Thurs 19 October, 7pm  Register for the webinar here: https://tinyurl.com/PalEmergencyBriefing  The brutal bombardment of the civilian population of Gaza by Israeli forces and the forced removal of over 1 million Palestinians from their homes has brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets in protest. Yet students and academics who have spoken up on social media…

Woman, life, freedom: Iran’s popular uprising, one year on

On September 16 2022, news emerged of the murder of a young woman in Iranian police custody. Jina Amini, who was also known as Mahsa, reflecting state discrimination against her Kurdish mother tongue, became a symbol for a mass popular movement. Four Iranian activists reflect on the state of the uprising, one year on. This…

Reigniting the Syrian spirit: Sweida’s protest movement

A wave of demonstrations rocked the city of Sweida in southern Syria between August and September 2023. Thousands took to the streets on a weekly basis after the government removed fuel subsidies, chanting against the Assad regime. Abdulsalam Dallal analyses the background to this new revolt. This is an article from the current issue of…

مؤتمر التضامن مع السودان – ٢٠٢٣

متحدون من أجل الحرية و السلام و العدالة للجميع

استضاف مقر نقابة المعلمين البريطانية في هاملتون هاوس في لندن يوم السبت ٣٠ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٣ مؤتمر التضامن مع السودان – ٢٠٢٣ الذي نظمته شبكة التضامن مع الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا والنقابات والمنظمات البريطانية و السودانية في عرض للوحدة والدعم للشعب السوداني. يُعتبر مؤتمر التضامن مع السودان – ٢٠٢٣ النسخة الثالثة من مؤتمرات التضامن مع السودان و التي تنظمها شبكة التضامن مع الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا سنويا، وقد أثبت أنه الأكبر حتى الآن