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Month: March 2016

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Stand in Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders Against the Regime’s Assault

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists As part of its ongoing judicial offensive against human rights defenders, the Cairo Criminal Court is set to review today, Thursday, the decision of the judicial investigative body in Case No. 173 of 2011—known as the “Foreign Funding of Civil Society Organizations” case—which includes banning Gamal Eid, director of the […]

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From Sinai to Brussels: Condemned Terrorist Attacks Intensify State Terrorism, Right-Wing Movements, and Racism

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists A new wave of terrorist attacks has struck Europe—this time in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. On Tuesday, March 22, terrorist bombings shook Brussels Airport and a metro station in the European Quarter, killing at least 34 people and injuring 170 others. Meanwhile, in Egypt, 13 police officers—including 10 conscripts—lost […]

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No to the Regime’s Strong-Arm Tactics… No to the Civil Service Law

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists The government serving the interests of big businessmen continues to pay employees’ salaries based on Law 18, despite its annulment by Parliament’s first decision on February 18. This decision mandated the reinstatement of Law 47 of 1978, effective February 29, in blatant violation of Article 156 of the Constitution. Sisi’s […]

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No Arbitrary Student Dismissals

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists As part of the state’s systematic repression policy, supported by all its institutions and agencies, Abdullah Azmi, a student at Mansoura University’s Faculty of Engineering, has been arbitrarily dismissed for an entire academic semester. His dismissal was based on a Facebook post that was turned into a tool of incrimination […]