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Egypt has a tightening of repression at the hands of pro-Western regime of Hosni Mubarak, since the state banned a strike called for April 6, 2008 and part of the textile mill workers of Al-Mahalla, the biggest factory in Egypt.
The Mubarak's security forces used rubber bullets, tear gas and live ammunition against people protesting in Al-Mahalla and in several nearby villages, killing at least two deaths, hundreds wounded, and about 800 detainees.
The Al-Mahalla strike is of great interest to the trade union movement. Represents only the latest example of a wave of workers struggles that have spread throughout Egypt, fighting poverty and a dignified life in a country where a typical salary does not reach the 40 € a month. The sectors involved are as diverse as industry, transport, education, health, government administration ... and a very active student movement.
The people opposed to the wars and occupations in the Middle Medium also has special reason to show solidarity with these struggles. Bush's war policy in the region depends on the support of local regimes like Mubarak. Egypt receives about 2 billion dollars a year in U.S. military aid, and is a key ally of Israel, which provided the cement needed for the West Bank wall. The siege on Gaza Strip border with Egypt, would be impossible without the cooperation of Mubarak. Any progress in the fight for social justice and democracy in Egypt is also a breakthrough in the fight for freedom of Palestine and against the wars in the region.
For all this, and Egyptian workers these days are struggling and suffering repression deserve and need our support. The
and signatories:
1. We send our solidarity to the workers of Egypt and the Egyptian Movement for Democracy and Solidarity with Palestine;
2. We urge the Egyptian government to release 800 people detained these days, including more than 150 political activists and more than 600 demonstrators in Al-Mahalla (mainly women and children) as well as leaders of the strike committee of Al -Mahalla,
3. We ask the European Union stop supporting the Mubarak regime and add your voice to the call for a free elections;
4. We demand that the state media to give equal coverage English to the struggle for democracy in Egypt that offer longer-also demands fair-democracy in countries that are allies of the West.
Signed: Raul Romeva
, MEP
Joan Herrera, member of Congress of the English State
CCOO CGT Catalunya (English State)
CATAC Alternativa de Catalunya
Inter-STEE
EILAS Cobas (English State)
CGT Barcelona Bus
Oscar Andino, Member of the National Union of Uruguay Single Gourmet. Dr.
. Klaus Engert, Verdi (public sector unions, Germany)
Initiative for Catalonia-Greens
Palestinian Community of Catalonia
Platform Stop the War, Barcelona
Sodepau
CEM Biodiv. Association for the study and conservation of biodiversity. Sabadell
Coordinator: another world is possible, Sabadell
Manuel Sutherland, Asociación Latinoamericana de Economistas Marxistas (Alem)
Solidarity with the Egyptian workers and
Egypt suffers a hardening of the repression at the hands of pro-Western regime of Hosni Mubarak, since the state abolished a strike called for April 6 2008, and by workers of the textile plant in Al-Mahalla, Egypt's biggest factory.
Mubarak's security forces have used rubber bullets, live ammunition and tear gas against people protesting in Al-Mahalla and several nearby villages, leaving at least two dead, hundreds injured and around 800 people detained.
The strike of Al-Mahalla is obvious interest to the trade union movement. It represents only the latest example of a wave of workers' struggles that have spread throughout Egypt, fighting against poverty and for a decent life in a country where a typical salary is less than € 40 month. The sectors involved are as diverse as industry, public transport, education, health care, state administration ... plus a very active student movement.
people opposed to the wars and occupations in the Middle East also has special reasons for solidarity with these struggles. The Bush war policy in the region depends on the support of local regimes like Mubarak. Egypt receives about 2 billion dollars in U.S. military aid, and is a key ally of Israel, which supplies you need for the cement wall in the West Bank. The state of siege against Gaza Gaza-Egypt border would be impossible without the collaboration of Mubarak. Any breakthrough in the fight for social justice and democracy in Egypt is also a breakthrough in the fight for freedom of Palestine and against the wars in the region.
Therefore, the Egyptian and workers these days are fighting oppression and suffering they deserve and need our support. The undersigned and
:
1. We send our solidarity to the workers of Egypt and the Egyptian movement for democracy and solidarity with Palestine
2. We demand that the Egyptian government to release 800 detainees these days, including more than 150 political activists and more than 600 demonstrators in Al-Mahalla (mainly women and children) as well as the leaders of the strike committee of Al-Mahalla;
3 . We ask the EU to stop supporting the Mubarak regime and add your voice to the call for free elections;
4. We demand the media in Spain to give equal coverage to the struggle for democracy in Egypt that already given to the demands of just-too-democratic countries that are allies of the West.
- With the Cairo conference is d'initiative activist against the war i in Solidarity with Palestine in diferents parts de l'Estat espanyol.Més informació here
- To més informació on the situation in Egypt, veure: http://arabist. net / Arabawy
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