As Israeli slaughter, war and displacement disrupt lives across Lebanon, schools have become more than places of learning. They are spaces where communities struggle to survive, rebuild and resist. This article looks at the impact of Israeli attacks on education, the experiences of displaced families, and the resilience of communities determined to protect their right to learn and their future. Read the full article.
Welfare Not Warfare: This autumn, the international anti-war movement is taking action across borders. From Palestine and dockworkers challenging the war economy to the fight against militarism and conscription, join the mobilisation, get organised and take action against war, militarisation and imperialism.
MENA Solidarity is pleased to renew its partnership with Yung Kha Publicity to promote *Life Support*, a powerful new documentary by Daniele Rugo. The film bears witness to the genocide in Gaza through the testimonies of doctors who worked on the ground between 2023 and 2025.
Through their accounts, *Life Support* exposes the systematic destruction of healthcare and civilian infrastructure, and the devastating human cost of these ongoing crimes.
Read more about the film and book your tickets.
The US–Israeli assault on Iran is not about “security”. It is about power, resources and geopolitical domination. The lie of “nuclear threat” is a pretext by both criminal regimes, just as the lie of “weapons of mass destruction” was used to destroy Iraq and kill over a million people.
From frontline stories to bold strategies, the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026 was a call to action. Debates, workshops, and cultural performances united a movement determined to fight for justice, peace, and democracy in Sudan. Read the full conference report and outcomes
On 6 February, Greek dockworkers are striking in solidarity with Palestine, joining an international wave of port workers refusing to handle weapons and war cargo. From Piraeus to Elefsina, workers are challenging genocide, militarisation, and government complicity — proving that organised labour can disrupt war. Read more.
The Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026 brought together trade unionists and activists from Sudan, Britain, and beyond to demand an immediate end to the war between Sudan’s two principal militias, the SAF and RSF—a war that has devastated lives, displaced millions, and destroyed Sudan’s future. The conference agreed and endorsed a collective statement, setting out clear demands and concrete steps forward.
As 2025 comes to a close and we step into 2026, we at MENA Solidarity Network reach out in solidarity, gratitude, and revolutionary determination. Explore our roundup of the key articles published since 1 January 2025 — a year of struggle, resistance, and international working-class solidarity across the Middle East and beyond. From war zones and imperialist supply chains to workers uniting across borders, these reports and analyses map the terrain of resistance.
Read, share, reflect, and organise — let 2026 be a year of stronger solidarity, renewed struggle, and internationalist victory.
Trade unionists from the SI COBAS union are leading a campaign to defend Mohamed Shahin, imam of a mosque in Turin and an outspoken campaigner for Palestine in the city. Shahin was seized by the Italian police on 25 November and told his long-term residence permit was being revoked and that he faces deportation to…
Over 20,000 people have backed a petition initiated by a group of workers at Italian arms manufacturer Leonardo’s Grottaglie factory demanding the weapons maker sever all ties with Israel. “With this petition, which starts from some of Leonardo’s workers and which is extended to the entire civilian population, we firmly refuse to be complicit in…