Hundreds joined lively protests last week against the visit of Egyptian president Abdelfattah al-Sisi to the UK. Cameron’s red carpet welcome for Egypt’s military dictator sparked two days of demonstrations on 4 and 5 November, uniting trade unionists, arms trade campaigners, students and Egyptian activists in opposition to the visit. Student activists kicked off the…
Activists from Tendencia Piquetera Revolucionaria (TPR) in Argentina launched a drive for solidarity with #Egyprisoners last week. On Tuesday June 23, Lucas Malaspina and Christian Armenteros, leaders of the TPR handed in copies of the Egypt Solidarity Initiative statement in solidarity with political prisoners and against death sentences to the Egyptian Embassy in Buenos Aires.…
Solidarity actions in cities across the world are helping the campaign against repression in Egypt reach new audiences. As part of an international series of protests and events in solidarity with Egyptian political prisoners this weekend, activists took to the streets in Montreal, Ottowa, London, Paris and New York. Australian activists from Solidarity magazine collected…
Jong Kim reports from Seoul On 19 June, 18 organisations that represent the Korean movement, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), National Union of Mediaworkers and Workers’ Solidarity, organized a protest near Egyptian embassy in Seoul. About 20 people demonstrated against El-Sisi regime’s repression on political prisoners. We had speeches and shouted Korean…
Activists in Korea are mobilising for a protest at the Egyptian embassy this Friday as part of a series of international solidarity actions for political prisoners and against repression, disappearances and executions. We spoke to Jong Kim, one of the protest organisers, about the goals of the demonstration. Who is organising the demonstration? At the…
Activists in London, Ottowa, Montreal and New York are planning protests on 20-21 June as part of international days of action in solidarity with political prisoners in Egypt. Here’s what you can do to get involved on the day and afterwards to build the campaign. Stop repression of protests – Free political prisoners – No…
By Sherif Azer On the 19th November 2014, students and professors of the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York organized a demo in solidarity with human rights defenders held prisoners in Egypt. This event was held to go in conjunction with the demo taking place on Saturday 22nd November in London.…
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…
By Feiyi Zhang and Vivian Honan Indonesia has experienced a rising wave of class struggle and workers strikes. Like the Egyptian workers’ movement, Indonesian unions and left-wing organisations are fighting for basic workers’ rights and freedoms. The following Indonesian left groups and unions have passed a motion to condemn the Egyptian military regime for its…
Activists building international solidarity with political detainees in Egypt joined protests against the Israeli attack on Gaza in London and Vienna with leaflets, petitions and banners stressing the need to connect the struggle for liberation in both countries. An incredible 30,000 anti-war protesters took to the streets on Sunday in Vienna in the face of…
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