Nagy, one of the leading members of Helwan University’s Resistance Students group, explaining to the audience during Tadamon’s gathering the hardships faced by students on the campuses today on the hands of the security services and the rising tuition fees.

Nagy called for more coordination between the students and the labor movement, saying the latter held the only hope for change in the country. Helwan University witnessed a strong demonstration, led by Nagy and his comrades, on 6 April in solidarity with Mahalla, during which thousands of students clashed with the police and broke the university gates taking to the streets.