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Month: May 2017

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“We are all Copts”: statement on the massacre in Minya

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists, 26 May 2017 The Revolutionary Socialists condemn the latest sectarian massacre in Minya in which 37 women and children were killed. We see new victims, whose only crime was that they belonged to the Christian religion; executioners with the most reactionary ideas, and security services whose only concern is the […]

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The Victory of Palestinian Prisoners: A Victory for All Fighters for Justice and Freedom

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists After a 40-day-long battle involving more than 1,700 Palestinian prisoners, the detainees of the Freedom and Dignity movement forced the Israeli occupation authorities to meet their demands. Through a heroic confrontation fought with their empty stomachs, they resisted the Zionist jailer’s relentless attempts to break the strike. These attempts included […]

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The dictator wants only his voice to be heard… but ideas never die.

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists In a move comparable only to the most oppressive regimes, Sisi’s government has assumed the mantle of North Korea’s dictatorship and decided to block 21 news websites. Since the military coup that overthrew the January Revolution in mid-2013, Sisi has discarded the very constitution he and his allies drafted—a constitution […]

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Release the Tora Cement Workers… Strikes and Sit-ins Are a Right

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists The Revolutionary Socialists strongly condemn the urgent referral of 32 workers from Tora Cement Company to trial on May 28 on charges of a show of force, using violence against public officials, and assaulting police forces following their 55-day sit-in protesting their dismissal. These temporary workers, known as “contract labor,” […]

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To the Comrades in the Bread and Freedom Party: We Stand with You Against the Frenzied Security Crackdown… The Path of Struggle Is Not Paved with Roses

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists In recent weeks, we have witnessed the military regime escalate a fierce security crackdown targeting young activists, with dozens of comrades from the Bread and Freedom Party at the center of it. In addition, Khaled Ali, the party’s founder and a former presidential candidate, is under investigation on frivolous and […]

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Freedom for the Detainees: Your Tyranny Won’t Intimidate Us

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists The military regime continues its security raids, targeting young activists across the political opposition. Students, in particular, are being singled out in an attempt to disrupt their academic year by charging them with posting on Facebook as part of an effort to suffocate what little space remains for political opposition […]

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Together in Support of the Prisoners’ Strike

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists It has now been twenty days since the start of the Palestinian prisoners’ strike (Dignity Strike) in the occupation’s prisons, which began on April 17, 2017. Thousands of prisoners have chosen hunger strikes as their weapon to stop the occupation’s violations and oppressive practices against them. At a time when […]

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On International Workers’ Day: Freedom for Workers’ Defenders 100 Days Since Hossam El-Naggar’s Detention

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists On International Workers’ Day, the counter-revolutionary regime continues to persecute workers and those who defend them. Every day, hundreds of workers are displaced or pushed below the poverty line. Caught between the regime’s harsh economic measures and the oppressive anti-terrorism law, workers are being exploited and prevented from resisting or […]