I’m quoted by Anne Alexander in her latest ISJ article.
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بودكاست 11 | حوار مع الصحفي والناشط حسام الحملاوي
‘It is a global system of oppression, and we need to bring it down, in Cairo or Berlin’
I was interviewed by Phil Butland of Die Linke International.
Read on »Solidarity from international unions with Egypt’s political prisoners
The following letter was sent to the Egyptian Embassy, in solidarity with our detained comrade Hisham Fouad. Also, the Global Unions Federations and the International Trade Union Confederation are calling on Sisi to order the immediate release of Ahmad Khalifa.
Read on »Solidarity from Germany
Die Linke parliamentarians are calling for the release of Egypt’s political prisoners:
Read on »Free Khalifa!
Welcome to the West-backed Sisi’s war on terror. Socialist writer and poet, who disappeared in the custody of the NSS, is now facing terror charges.
Read on »US police 3 times as likely to use force against left-wing protesters, data finds
From the Guardian: Police in the United States are three times more likely to use force against left-wing protesters than rightwing protesters, according to new data from a nonprofit that monitors political violence around the world.In the past 10 months, US law enforcement agencies have used teargas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and beatings at a
Read on »Socialist writer ‘disappears’ in NSS custody
Veteran socialist writer and labor journalist, Ahmad Khalifa, has disappeared following his detention by the National Security Sector in Fayoum, on 6 January. His whereabouts remain unknown, as of time of writing.
Read on »Piggipedia updates: Tarek Saber
General Tarek Saber, who is wanted by the Italians on charges of involvement in the torture and murder of Giulio Regeni, has been promoted to head the Interior Ministry’s Civil Affairs Department. General Saber is a veteran of State Security Police’s Counter-Communism Bureau, charged with monitoring and smashing left-wing and labor organizations. He has personally
Read on »Stand with jailed activists who fought for Egyptian workers’ rights
Ten years after the Egyptian revolution shook the world, a vicious military regime has detained tens of thousands without trial in dire conditions. This briefing for trade union activists highlights the cases of six socialist activists who are currently detained on spurious charges. They include journalists, a public transport worker, lawyers and a human rights
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