The army’s encroachment on the civilian economy is costing Egyptian workers dearly
Workers at the Delta fertilizer company on 9 December 2020 after many long weeks of protest against the factory’s closure.
(Mahmoud Hefnawy
)
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Workers at the Delta fertilizer company on 9 December 2020 after many long weeks of protest against the factory’s closure.
(Mahmoud Hefnawy
)
Their faces marked by exhaustion and sadness, thousands of Delta fertilizer company employees continue with their sit-in protest against the decision taken by the Dakahlia Governorate to close and dismantle their factory. Since 2 December 2020, the workers, accompanied by their spouses and children, have been refusing to leave the company premises for fear that security forces will prevent them from returning. They are calling on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene, to force the Ministry of Manpower to overturn the decision and to save the livelihoods of 2,500 families.
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CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention on accusations of publishing false news, a security source said Friday (Feb 5).
Mr Hussein, an Egyptian national held under preventive detention since December 2016, was released from jail on Thursday night, the source said, without giving further details. Al Jazeera - which has run a daily campaign for his liberation - did not immediately confirm his release but had repeatedly said he was being held without formal charges, a trial or conviction.
Mr Gamal Eid, head of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, confirmed to AFP that a decision was taken by the authorities to release Mr Hussein, adding that he has still not returned home .