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Month: November 2016

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Statement by Nubian Organizations and Associations in Alexandria From the Nubian community in Alexandria: young and old, men and women

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists Today, Monday, November 21, during an emergency meeting, we express our strong condemnation of the injustices faced by Egyptian Nubians. These injustices include being denied their constitutional right to freedom of movement, as guaranteed by Article 62 of the Egyptian Constitution, and being blocked from accessing food and water while […]

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Signed by 242 Public Figures, 84 Union Members, 6 Political Entities, 3 Civil Society Centers, and 6 Labor Organizations

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists Standing Together with Doctors, Journalists, and Public Transport Workers: We Will Not Fear Your Corruption or Bow to Your Power. Corrupt officials and oppressors believe that imprisoning Yahya Qallash, President of the Journalists’ Syndicate, along with board members Gamal Abdel Rahim and Khaled El-Balshy, will serve as a warning—an attempt […]

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The Counter-Revolution Escalates Its Assault on the Journalists’ Syndicate

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists Once again, the counter-revolutionary authorities have demonstrated their outright hostility to freedom in all its forms. Today’s court ruling against the head of the Journalists’ Syndicate, its secretary, and its deputy—sentencing them to two years in prison and imposing a fine of 10,000 Egyptian pounds—is not just a targeted punishment. […]

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IMF Loan: The Counter-Revolution’s Most Aggressive Attack

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists Approving a $12 billion IMF loan to Egypt over three years was no surprise. The Egyptian regime had already fulfilled all the IMF’s conditions to secure the loan, granting investors everything the fund recommended—and even more. This loan reflects the counter-revolution’s continuation of Mubarak-era economic policies, which impoverished workers and […]

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Resisting the policies of impoverishment and exploitation

The rule of counter-revolution moves with insistence towards crushing the lives of the poor and toilers in Egypt. Having already achieved record levels of poverty exceeding 27% of the population, unemployment at 13% and inflation above 14%, the regime has decided to float the Egyptian pound and increase fuel prices on black Thursday, thus multiplying […]