Latest in Tag: Strike Highlight
Latest in Tag: Strike

Campaign for hundreds of suspended journalists starts with Press Syndicate protest
Around 800 staff have been dismissed from media outlets in the last year, according to campaignâs spokesperson

Journalists strike called for 10 June
Press Syndicate member suggests strike to protest arbitrary dismissals and unfair salaries

‘Work conditions compare favourably in market’: AUC on workers’ strike
University reacts to continuing strike on campus, asserting “AUC is a good employerâ

AUC âclaims standards it does not implementâ: Employees
âMany of us came from Aswan and other governorates to work here because we thought AUC was different. It isnât,â says worker

Students protest ‘unjust executions’: SAC
Protests continue across different university campuses on Wednesday

Activist sentenced to 6 months in prison for âinciting workers to strikeâ
Ayman Al-Fakhri was arrested while demonstrating in solidarity with Helwan industrial workers

Fayoum University students enter strikeâs 5th day following student arrests
21 students remain imprisoned after police raids on campus

50 refugees on hunger strike in Alexandria
73 Syrian and Palestinian refugees detained in Karmooz police station

Shura Council Trial postponed for ‘security reasons’
The defendants stand accused of violating the Protest Law, issued by then-interim president Adly Mansour in November 2013.

Mohamed Soltan’s health conditions deteriorate
Activist has been on hunger strike for 360 days to protest his detention
NGOs’ reports slam judicial, security and economic system of 2014
“Decisions that affect the entire populations are made in a legislative vacuum, without transparency and in the absence of accountability mechanisms,” says EIPR

Presidential pardon for Protest Law detainees expected: Human rights advocates
Expected on list include Ahmed Douma, Mohamed Soltan, Sanaa Seif, Yara Sallam

Press Syndicate chairman’s controversial statements shed light on press dilemma
âInheritedâ press law âoutdatedâ and âsuspendedâ: Experts

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza in response to rocket attack
First exchange of fire since August truce

Photojournalist Shawkan describes ‘endless nightmare’ from behind bars
Freelance photojournalist has managed to send an open letter from prison

Workers strike at Helwan steel company
Production process stopped, workers to continue striking until demands are met, says labour leader
Prosecution investigates deaths following nursesâ strike in Alexandria
Nurses have pending financial dues since September, no response was made, claims Nursing Syndicate
Suez lawyers strike over police assault claim
Lawyers were attacked by riot police inside court, says Lawyers Syndicate head
Theatre performance depicts âstories of empty stomachsâ
Group of volunteer performers present true stories of detainees on hunger strike to protest against their âinhumane treatmentâ in prison

Journalists join forces with hunger strikers
Hunger strikers call for release of prisoners under Protest Law

Number of hunger strikers in and out of prisons reaches 143: ANHRI
Dozens have recently started hunger strikes to call for release of political prisoners and for abolishing the infamous Protest Law
Human rights group condemns killing of conscript
CSF conscript was suspected beaten to death last week in North Sinai

Mourners chant âdown with military ruleâ during Seif El-Islamâs memorial
Renowned lawyerâs two children, who were allowed to attend the memorial, were taken back to prison afterwards

Doctors’ Syndicate to take action against non-payment of dues
Syndicate says proof exists that meetings with health ministry do not solve any problems
NGO condemns assault on journalist by Al-Ahram security
The journalist staged a sit-in in objection to his suspension, but Al-Ahram chairman says he was never hired

Another UN school hit after Israel moves to next stage of operation
Israeli military concludes that Israeli soldier suspected to have been captured in Gaza is dead

âMounting evidenceâ of âwar crimesâ in Gaza conflict: Amnesty
Gaza death toll soars over 1,650 as more bodies are pulled from rubble in the south, while the death toll in Israel reaches 66

Hamas has fundamental choice to make: Kerry
Kerry discusses Gaza and ceasefire efforts with Egypt’s president and foreign minister

Palestinian losses mount after Israel expands ground operations
At least 60 people died in a single Gaza neighbourhood as Israeli death toll rises to 7, 5 of whom were soldiers

Egypt stands by ceasefire initiative; Hamas says there was âno serious initiativeâ
Hamas says ceasefire must be preceded by Israelâs commitment to Palestinian conditions