Haitham Mohamedain

Haytham Mohamedain

Haitham Mohamedain is an Egyptian labor lawyer and political activist.[1] He is a leading member of the Revolutionary Socialists and also a co-founder of the Road of the Revolution Front.[2]

Legal Career and Political/Revolutionary Activism

Haitham Mohamedain acted as a member of the defense team for workers tried by an Emergency State Security Court in the wake of the April 6, 2008 Mahalla uprising.[1] Mohamedain participated in the protests of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and was briefly detained and interrogated by state security during the course of the revolution.[1]

As a leading figure in the Revolutionary Socialists movement and the Road of the Revolution Front, Haitham Moamedain has been instrumental in organizing opposition to and protests against the anti-protest law passed by the transitional government in 2013.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The cruel optimist". Mada Masr. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "New 'anti-Brotherhood, anti-military' front launched to 'achieve revolution goals'". Ahram Online. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Secular Egyptian groups demonstrate against protest law". Ahram Online. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Activists launch campaign against Protest Law". Mada Masr. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

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