Egyptian Labour Party leader gets two years in prison for going to Gaza

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We reported on the case of Magdi Hussein, secretary-general of the Socilaist Labour Party, on 11 February after he was arrested for the 'crime' of going to Gaza 'without a passport'. The anti-Palestinian Mubarak regime that runs Egypt in the interests of Israel and the US has imprisoned him for two years. The authorities have refused to let either his wife or lawyer visit him and campaigners fear he is being tortured. This comes at a time of rising labour unrest in Egypt

Protest to the Egyptian Embassy:
26 South Street
London,
W1K 1DW.
Tel: 020 7499 3304/2401
Fax: 020 7491 1542
info@egyptianconsulate.co.uk
From the Inter Press Service
Magdi Hussein, secretary-general of Egypt's suspended Socialist Labour Party, has been sentenced to two years in prison by a military tribunal. Hussein, along with two others, was charged with "infiltrating" into the Gaza Strip following Israel's recent campaign against the coastal enclave. more

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