Farmers and activists held a rally outside the General Prosecutor’s Office at the High Court in Cairo, in protest at the detention of ten protesters – five farmers, three auto workers, two Azhar students – during a demonstration last Wednesday. Bail for the detainees had been set at LE10,000 per person, but after this rally lawyers announced that all ten would be released without bail.
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Police crackdown on labor protests continues
After the International Labor Organization rewarded Essam Sharaf’s cabinet by removing Egypt’s name from its black list, the government continues its crackdown on the labor movement.
Police is trying to smash the Bani Sweif Cement workers strike, detaining three workers and tearing down the tents set up by the strikers.
And in Cairo, the public prosecutor has ordered 10 protesters (five farmers, three auto workers and two students) to remain in police custody for 15 days, following their arrest last Wednesday during their sit ins in downtown Cairo.
Police crack down on workers, students, farmers, urban poor
On orders from Essam Sharaf’s cabinet, Central Security Forces troops suspended by force yesterday protests by Awqaf farmers, auto workers around the parliament, smashed student protesters in front of the ministry of higher education, and dispersed urban poor protesters demanding housing in front of Maspero.
UPDATE: Per blogs about Egypt’s neoliberal counter-revolution.