Egyptian Trade unionist Shady Mohamed is on hunger strike, his wife has told other activists, protesting against terrible conditions in Burg al-Arab prison where he has been held since last year on charges related to displaying a Palestine solidarity banner. Shady was among 6 people arrested for this simple act of protest and solidarity and…
On February 8, 2025, Sudanese women and allies held a silent march in London, urging the UK government to pressure warring parties in Sudan to halt violence and facilitate humanitarian aid. The protest highlighted the escalating gender-based violence against women since the onset of war in April 2023, calling for a just peace and liberation.
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 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.
Laila Soueif, mother of British citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah, a writer, software developer and prominent pro-democracy activist jailed by Egypt’s authoritarian regime for most of the last ten years, will be organising regular protests outside Downing Street from 13 January. Alaa’s case has hit the news in recent months as his family have stepped up…
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 …..
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.
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.
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…
Activists in Egypt have issued an urgent appeal in solidarity with Hisham al-Banna, a worker from the Samanoud textile factory who is facing dismissal from work following a month-long strike demanding the minimum wage. The workers in the factory have been fighting to win better pay after years of battles with the company bosses over…
MENA Solidarity Network 