The village of Sarando is under attack once again.
Year: 2008
Detained Mahalla hunger striker’s health deteriorates in prison
TERRIBLE NEWS:
Mahalla labor leader Kamal el-Fayoumi, who’s been on a hunger strike since last Sunday, is vomiting blood in his Bourg el-Arab prison cell.
Kamal has stomach ulcers, and his health is deteriorating amid refusal from the Prison authorities to transfer him to the hospital. Kamal was taken only to the Prison clinic around three hours ago, according to Socialist lawyer Ahmad Ezzat, and then returned to his cell.
Ezzat says Kamal MUST be transferred to hospital asap, but the prison authorities refuse to do anything.
Police raid Zimbabwe socialists
The police attacked our comrades in Zimbabwe:
The Harare offices of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) – The Socialist Workers Party’s sister organization in Zimbabwe – were raided yesterday morning by the police.
ISO member Tafadzwa Sando said, “The police wanted to search our offices and said that they had been told the last issue of our Socialist Worker newspaper contained inciting material.
“They took files containing names of our members and contact details. They asked lots of questions, especially wanting to know how the paper is produced and who contributes.
“With the current crack down it is most likely that they are going to be back. We are worried they might arrest us the same way they recently arrested ZCTU (Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions) leaders.
“The regime wants to send a message in the run-up to the rerun elections to intimidate people from voting for opposition. Already we have witnessed more than 40 deaths of the opposition members.”