ismailia archives — 3arabawy

Army, police crack down on protesters in Ismailia

3arabawy — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:04:10 +0000

Military police crack down on strikers in Ismailia

3arabawy — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:15:55 +0000

Military police cracked down today on striking workers in Ismailia’s free zone, injuring 36 workers and arresting ten.

[Video removed: ~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKlkKmFGFhU~~

29/1/2011 Ismailia torture center burnt down

3arabawy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:25:44 +0000

Protesters burn down Ismailia’s State Security Police headquarters, one of the main torture centers in the town, on 29 January, 2011.

#Jan25 Protesters chant againt Mubarak, call on citizens to join the marches in Ismailia

3arabawy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:55:38 +0000

#Jan25 Protests in Ismailia مظاهرات الإسماعيلية

3arabawy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:46:45 +0000

#Jan25 القاهرة ومساجدها تحت الحراسة.. رصاص في السويس.. ومواجهات في الإسماعيلية

3arabawy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:42:34 +0000

Ismailia postal strike leader released

3arabawy — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:17:21 +0000

Good news. Prosecutor has ordered the release of Mamdouh Fazaa’, the Ismailia postal strike leader. His release was among the demands raised by the recently-suspended strike by Kafr el-Sheikh postal workers.

10th of Ramadan City texile workers threaten to block Ismailia road

3arabawy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:55:52 +0000

Translation via Per:

300 workers at Salamco Spinning & Weaving in 10th of Ramadan city has been on strike for 12 days, al-Youm al-Sabe3 reports. They are threatening to go on hunger strike and cutting the road to Ismailia if their demands are not realized, saying that they have not been paid since January. According to a representative of the local union, the owner of the factory has “disappeared” and negotiations are conducted over phone only. The owner is apparently intending to close down the factory. Workers say they previously tried to go to his home in Masr el-Gadida to demonstrate outside but were prevented by security.

Suez Canal workers protests suspended

3arabawy — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:41:14 +0000

The sit-in by the Canal Company for Ports and Large Projects in Ismailia and the strike in Port Said have been suspended.

More updates later.

Ismailia, Port Said: Suez Canal workers stage protests

3arabawy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:41:32 +0000

I returned an hour ago from the Suez Canal, where I visited the workers of Canal Company for Ports and Large Projects, and later had iftar with the strikers in Port Said.