Description: Houssam Hamalawy on Egypt. Based in Cairo, blogger, activist and journalist Houssam dissects the workers' strikes and and forms of protests that have swept Egypt since year 2000. Photographer and activist Farah Koubaissy documents the role played by women in the movement.
>> More signs of Israeli-US preparations for attacking Iran.>>
In Mashhad, second largest city in Iran, over 8000 people protested last month against inflation and the government.
Description: A forgotten struggle. A stolen nation: Western Sahara, occupied by Morrocco for 30 years. Music by Saharawi band Tiris, who recently played the Musicport Fetstival in Whitby... a chat to Malainin Lakhal, Secretary General of the Saharawi Journalists and Writers Union... and some thought from Eduardo Galeano on the Wall that Morocco has built in Western Sahara.
>> Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, on a European tour, and an interview with Lal Khan from the Pakistan Trade Union Defense Campaign by Antwerp, a local radio in Belgium.
>> The Iranian regime tortures arrested students, according to various students sources.
Mitra Tabrizian