My new article in Al-Masry Al-Youm English Edition, on textile strikers’ move to self manage their factory.
Crackdown on Alexandrian textile workers
Via the Center for Socialist Studies: State Security and management have launched a crackdown on the Misr Al-Amriya textile workers in Alexandria, following the circulation of a statement threatening to strike over demands related to work conditions. Two workers were suspended from work pending investigation, two others were penalized financially, and two were transferred out of their departments. A number of workers were also summoned to State Security police offices.
Egyptian regime apologizes for Indonesian students arrest, torture
Was this case picked up by any of the rights watchdogs?
Egypt’s diplomatic mission in Jakarta has apologized for the wrong arrest and alleged torture of four Indonesian students at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said officials from the Egyptian embassy came to the ministry’s office on Tuesday to convey their regret and apology for the incident that stirred anger among Indonesians.
Investigation into the case is still underway, Faizasyah said, but added he did not know whether Cairo would take actions against those who are guilty. “The decision is on the government (in Cairo).”
During a raid on June 28, Egypt’s police arrested the four students — Faturrahman, Arzil, Tasrih Sugandi and Ahmad Yunus — for alleged involvement in an extremist network. They were released after being interrogated and detained for three days.