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Egypt’s Day of Rage a Day of Revolution

The Day of Rage protest scheduled for today January 25th has been dubbed as a day of revolution as Egypt's ruling regime is preparing itself for one of the biggest

Seven Dead and Dozens Under the Rubble Communicating with Their Families Via Mobile Phones

The number of fatalities from the collapsed clothing factory in Alexandria reached seven while the search continues.

Dismissed workers stage protests demanding reimbursement

Workers from the state-owned Mahalla Textile Company, the Petotrade Company Rural Health Guides, Misr-Iran Textile Company, Ameriya Textile Company, Indorama Shebine Textile Company, Mansoura-Espagna Textile Company, and the Future Company

POMED Notes: “Justice for All: the Struggle for Workers Rights in Egypt”

Kamal Abbas kicked off the discussion by noting that Egypt was put on a blacklist of countries to be reviewed about labor and workers rights, which makes the timing of

Why does the western media ignore Egyptian dissent?

Anyone who rejects the premise that Egypt is as unstable as Iran is urged to take a look at the spine-tingling photos and videos of demonstrations against Mubarak in Mahalla

Per Bjorklund: dealing with exile

“Welcome to my exile.” With those words trade union activist Mohammed al-Attar greeted me when I went to see him in Alexandria a few months ago.

Egypt: Facebooking the Struggle

After little less than a month following the April 6 strike in support of the textile workers in Mahalla City, during which a number of prominent Egyptian bloggers and internet