Talking 'bout a revolution?
Egypt, Bahrain, London, Spain?– Tahrir Square as a meme
DSG's piece on resistance tactics as 'meme' and the emergence of public space occupations in North Africa and Europe.
Indignados and the Arab Spring - a graphic collection
A trip down CrimethInc’s memory hole: 2010-2011 in review, reviewed.
Cautiously Pessimistic blog analyses and critiques Crimethinc's piece on the UK anti-austerity movement, the Wisconsin uprising and the Egyptian revolt.
Egypt’s security forces massacred prisoners during the revolution
During the Egyptian revolution of January 2011, security forces massacred over 100 prisoners, and injured thousands more in many of Egypt's prisons. Whilst in other prisons, the state engineered the escape of prisoners in an attempt to destabilise the revolution. The Egyptian state are now attempting to cover up the atrocities.
Post-Ramadan strike wave hits Egypt
The first two weeks of September have witnessed a massive wave of strikes, with many more planned for the rest of the month. These are taking place despite the law - issued in April - criminalizing strikes which harm the national economy, and despite regulations issued by the ruling military junta making negotiations during the course of strikes unacceptable.