COP27 has thrown a spotlight on Egypt’s police state, where under Sisi’s repressive regime tens of thousands of people have been detained, and torture, enforced disappearances and deaths in custody are rife. The case of Alaa Abd El Fattah, a writer, software developer and activist who is jailed on “terrorism” charges for writing a Facebook…
In response to the UN COP27 climate talks in Egypt 7-18 November Middle East Solidarity magazine is publishing a series of articles previewing a special feature in the next issue on the struggles for climate justice and democracy.>> Get active, go to https://egyptsolidarityinitiative.org/cop27toolkit/ – take action for political prisoners in Egypt, including British-Egyptian activist Alaa…
Our new toolkit of resources on COP27 is now live. More will be added during the countdown to COP27, but you’ll already find links to statements, petitions, prisoner solidarity, a video and social media graphics. >>COP27 toolkit
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had profound effects on the Middle East. Irang Bak and Anne Alexander look at how rising food costs and shortages are hurting the poor, while the rich profit from oil prices and arms deals. This article is republished from Middle East Solidarity Magazine. This year’s Ramadan, for many in the…
The Italian CGIL union federation has announced a boycott of COP27 under the presidency of Egypt in protest at ongoing repression by the Sisi regime and in memory of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni who was tortured to death in Egypt in 2016. The CGIL statement notes that the Sisi regime continues to grant “impunity to…
Family and friends of jailed activist Alaa Abdelfattah, a British citizen who has been jailed unjustly in Cairo by the military regime for nearly 9 years, will gather outside the Foreign Office in London to call on the British government to act and push for his release on 22 June. Alaa has been on hunger…
Alaa Abdelfattah, a leading figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution and well-known political activist has been on hunger strike since 2 April. His life is in danger, yet the Egyptian authorities continue to deny him basic dignity and rights. According to the FreeAlaa campaign website: “Alaa is a writer, software developer, award-winning human rights blogger,…
Dozens of leading figures in the Greek trade union movement, lawyers and activists have spoken out in solidarity with Egyptian political prisoners, following the news of hunger strikes by prominent activists over their continued detention. These include journalist Hisham Fouad, graduate student Ahmed Samir Santawy and Ola al-Qaradawi, who has been detained in solitary confinement…
Middle East Solidarity magazine issue 12 available from October 2019 Middle East Solidarity magazine is now available to order from Bookmarks bookshop for £3 or can be downloaded as a [ME_Solidarity_issue_12_FINALWEB] Contact Bookmarks if you would like to make a bulk order for your trade union branch (discounts available). Cover story Outsourcing Fortress Europe: Sounding the Alarm…
Middle East Solidarity magazine issue 10 Middle East Solidarity magazine is now available to order from Bookmarks bookshop for £3 or can be downloaded as a pdf [MENA Solidarity issue 10_FINAL_WEB] Contact Bookmarks if you would like to make a bulk order for your trade union branch (discounts available). Cover story Sudan rises After thirty…
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