Freedom for the detainees… The dictator is turning the country into a vast prison.

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists

In less than a week, the dictator has transformed the country into a massive prison.

Across Egypt, there is no longer a safe place from the attacks of the security forces, who seize everything they can—from squares and streets to homes, universities, and even social media pages.

The regime is fully aware of what it has done to the lives of Egyptians—impoverishment, oppression, marginalization, and the destruction of any hope for the future. It understands that the anger suppressed in the people’s hearts can be ignited by any call from any source, turning into a storm that could overthrow it. The regime today acts out of fear of the growing hatred among the masses, which it now feels, sees, and dreads the consequences of.

However, the regime shows that it has nothing to offer but more prisons, repression, and persecution of anyone who might pose a threat. In just a few days, the regime has carried out an unprecedented number of arrests, with the total nearing 1500 detainees so far, taken from Egypt’s provinces, squares, homes, and streets in response to protests it did not even acknowledge and denied through its propaganda. The more prisoners there are, the more the dictator realizes the extent of the anger, leading to even more persecution and arrests.

The regime has placed itself in a vicious cycle, revealing the illusions of reform and openness that its supporters tried to sell just a few weeks ago. It has become clear that Sisi’s regime is nothing but a large prison that closes on all Egyptians.

The overwhelming number of arrests, affecting everyone without exception, only proves that the hatred for this regime grows every day. The regime’s actions only lead to more hatred. In less than a week, about 1500 families now had a member imprisoned by the authorities, and anyone who passed through Tahrir Square was subjected to humiliation and abuse by Sisi’s security forces, increasing the ranks of those who hated and rejected the regime every day.

The regime’s panic in response to the call for demonstrations on Friday stems from its awareness of the accumulated anger among the masses due to its policies of impoverishment, marginalization, and oppression. It is not just Friday that the regime fears, but an anger that has grown too large to disappear. If it doesn’t erupt tomorrow, it will erupt later.

While the regime prepares for this anger with more cells, the opposition groups have no choice but to prepare for this anger with more organization and diligent work among the people. The opposition, also subject to persecution and repression, must unite its forces and organize its ranks to create the best framework for working with the people as a unified front capable of articulating their aspirations and hopes into precise demands, some of which have already been outlined by various parties, groups, and platforms. Our duty today is to organize the anger into a movement capable of shaping a new reality.