At least 336 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), political parties, and public figures expressed solidarity with the movements of syndicates and struggle of workers in defence of people’s rights, in a statement issued Tuesday published by the Revolutionary Socialists group. The statement addressed the ongoing harassment of Press Syndicate leaders Yehia Qalash, Gamal Abdul Reheem, and Khaled El-Balshy, in addition to a distortion campaign led against the secretary general of the Doctors Syndicate and the detention of Public Transportation Authority (PTA) workers. She has also defended doctors’ rights to infection allowances and the right of people to free health services. The Doctors Syndicate defended Mina and said that her statement was taken out of context. Last but not least, the solidarity statement condemned the detention of six PTA employees in late September on charges of inciting colleagues to strike.

Source: Daily News Egypt November 23, 2016 15:53 UTC