Major climate organisations in Scotland and Britain are calling for a week of solidarity with Egyptian prisoners of conscience in order to highlight the Sisi regime’s horrific abuses of human rights. Climate Justice Coalition, Friends of the Earth Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland are hosting an online meeting to kick off the week’s activities on 27 September.

The organisers say:

Egypt’s track record on human rights is horrifying. Tens of thousands of activists, many of whom are students and teachers, are arbitrarily detained and routinely tortured. The state has engaged in massacres, extra judicial killings, and forced disappearances. Against this backdrop of repression, and increasingly visible climate breakdown, world leaders are set to meet once to negotiate responses to the climate emergency. Can participating in the climate talks leverage opportunities to support Egyptian civil society? How can we build together for human rights and climate justice centred solutions to the climate crisis?

Climate Justice Coalition, FOE Scotland, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

The event will take place 6.30pm – 8pm, Tuesday 27 September. Register for a free ticket online here

What you can do:

• Share the event online to your networks
• Read and share this statement from Egyptian activists calling on grassroots movements not to go to COP27, but to protest in their home countries instead
• Sign the petition from Egyptian human rights organisations calling for the release of all political prisoners and an open civic space in Egypt
• Show your solidarity with jailed prisoners, such as Alaa Abdelfattah – find out more here