Over 1 million protestors in Tahrir Square demanded the removal of the Mubarak regime on February 8, 2011. Photo: Jonathan Rashad (CC)
Ahram Online reports:
The Egyptian cabinet approved yesterday a decree-law that criminalises strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that interrupt private or state owned businesses or affect the economy in any way.
The decree-law also assigns severe punishment to those who call for or incite action, with the maximum sentence one year in prison and fines of up to half a million pounds.
The new law, which still needs to be approved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, will be in force as long as the emergency law is still in force. Egypt has been in a state of emergency since the assassination of former president Anwar Sadat in 1981.
Since former president Hosni Mubarak stepped down on 11 February, Egypt has witnessed escalating nationwide labour strikes and political protests. Amongst those protesting have been university students, political activists, railway workers, doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, journalists, pensioners and the police force.
Many labourers have expressed their shock at the decree. “We really had hopes that the new government will support us and look into our demands. We expected them to say we have all of your legal demands on our desks and there is a timeline of a month or two within which they will be achieved,” said Ali Fotouh, a driver in the public transportation sector.
“I don’t understand what they mean by protests that affect the traffic and the business. This is not fair, why don’t you solve our demands so that we don’t go on strikes. This tone reminds me of the old days of Mubarak, threats and oppression used by the regime. This is no longer valid after January 25 Revolution.”
For more information, see original article.
Latest posts by BananaFamine (see all)
- Make Mine Freedom: Old Cartoon Predicts America’s Statist Demise? (Video) - Dec 19, 2011
- TSA Recruiting ‘Junior Officers’ at Airports - Dec 11, 2011
- High School Teacher Comes Under Fire For Porn Career - Dec 4, 2011
So now passivity isn’t even an option, its enforced.
So now passivity isn’t even an option, its enforced.
The new Errorists.
The new Errorists.
Surprise! Did anyone really think that the “people” won in Egypt, or anywhere else in the Middle East? The Egyptian military and current government is thoroughly owned and financed by the United States, which in turn is owned by an economic elite who allowed the protests to take place and appear to be successful for their own ends. Nothing but outright war is going to overthrow these people, and a no sit-in, no matter how large, is going to overthrow a government.
Surprise! Did anyone really think that the “people” won in Egypt, or anywhere else in the Middle East? The Egyptian military and current government is thoroughly owned and financed by the United States, which in turn is owned by an economic elite who allowed the protests to take place and appear to be successful for their own ends. Nothing but outright war is going to overthrow these people, and a no sit-in, no matter how large, is going to overthrow a government.
YES! I did. CNN told me so and Fox. Anderson Cooper and that lovely lady Lara Logan told me that Egypt was a revolution of the people for peace and deomacracy. FOX and CNN said the Muslim Brotherhood had nothing to do with the protest and they would not seek power.
Results of Egyptian Referendum Were in Favor of Islam. This must be a lie?
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2874.htm
🙂
YES! I did. CNN told me so and Fox. Anderson Cooper and that lovely lady Lara Logan told me that Egypt was a revolution of the people for peace and deomacracy. FOX and CNN said the Muslim Brotherhood had nothing to do with the protest and they would not seek power.
Results of Egyptian Referendum Were in Favor of Islam. This must be a lie?
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2874.htm
🙂
HahahaHehehe. This is what Fox, CNN and the rest of the western media created.
I have a question for Lara Logan. Was this worth it?
HahahaHehehe. This is what Fox, CNN and the rest of the western media created.
I have a question for Lara Logan. Was this worth it?