Plainclothes thugs, with the help of the police, assaulted yesterday some members of the Resistance Students on Helwan University campus.
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Govt thugs assault Helwan U students
Government thugs assaulted and severely injured two members of the Resistance Students on Helwan University campus, south of Cairo. Under the watchful eyes of the police, around 15 from the university’s office of student affairs and plainclothes thugs attacked nine RS activists when the latter tried to put up banners against the rising education fees.
Two students sustained injuries in their hands and necks, and were temporarily detained for an hour in the university’s security office, according to RS activist I spoke with earlier.
Students and Workers: United Against Capital
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.
