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Abdi Suleiman, Owen Jones and Ala’a Shehabi at the final session of the conference Around 140 people took part in lively discussions at our conference on 13/14 February exploring resistance and solidarity in the Middle East four years after the Arab Revolutions of 2011. Speakers from Morocco, Bahrain, Egypt…
In a few days time we will be hosting activists from across the Middle East at our conference on 13/14 February to debate and discuss what is happening in the region and explore ways to build a stronger movement in solidarity with those who are continuing, despite all the difficulties, to work for change from…
The provisional programme for our conference, ‘The Arab Uprisings Four Years On – Revolution, Repression and Resistance’ is now available online. Read more about the event, download a copy of the timetable, and book online here. Speakers confirmed for the event include: Owen Jones | Sarah Waldron | Ali Abdulemam | Maryam al-Khawaja | Gilbert Achcar…
Film-maker Ken Loach, Irish civil rights activist and journalist Eamonn McCann, the Communication Workers’ Union general secretary Billy Hayes and leading academics from Oxford, Cambridge, London and other UK universities yesterday signed a statement condemning the latest moves by Egypt’s military regime to clamp down on opposition activists. Published in The Guardian’s print edition this…
A conference organised by MENA Solidarity, Egypt Solidarity Initiative and BahrainWatch 6-9pm Friday 13 February – 10-5pm Saturday 14 February School of African & Oriental Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG £5 student or unwaged / £10 waged Sign up online here Full timetable now online here Four years after uprisings swept the…
Solidarity with the hunger strikers Free the political prisoners No protest law Bring banners, drums and placards to help us make a stand against repression in Egypt. Hunger strikes by political prisoners such as Mohamed Soltan are reaching a critical stage, while the continuing crackdown on the university campuses has seen hundreds of new arrests…
Join us in Oxford for the launch of Bread, Freedom, Social Justice – Workers and the Egyptian Revolution by Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny. We’ll be running a stall with information about our latest campaigns and how you can get involved in solidarity actions against the repression. Wednesday 5th November, 6.30pm Old Refectory, Wadham College,…
Egypt Solidarity activists will be running information stalls at the launch events for Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny’s new book exploring the role of workers’ struggles in the Egyptian battle for ‘Bread, Freedom and Social Justice’. Come and find us in: London – Tuesday October 28th, 7pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Russell Square with: Anne…
Egypt Solidarity – London Public Meeting Egypt under military rule: Resisting the generals’ crackdown How international solidarity makes a difference Room G3, School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG Thursday 17 July, 6.30pm Meeting supported by UCU and SOAS Unison Egypt’s military regime has unleashed a violent crackdown against all forms of…
Egyptian activists are organising a series of events building resistance to the anti-protest law and solidarity with the detainees. They are calling for activists around the world to make 21 June a day of action and protest calilng for the release of prisoners like Mahienour el-Masry, Mohamed Soltan, and Alaa Abdel Fattah. Events are being…
