An interview with Amir Chowd Chowdry and Egyptian Political Refugee and activist based in Montreal working with Solidarity Across Borders and building awareness of the mass torutre and repression taking place in Egypt.

EGYPT REPRESSION AND RESITANCE TO DICTATORSHIP AND THE US AGENDA IN THE MIDDLE EAST:

An interview with Amir Chowd Chowdry and Egyptian Political Refugee and activist based in Montreal working with Solidarity Across Borders and building awareness of the mass torutre and repression taking place in Egypt.

This interview Amir discusses the current political climate in Egypt in the parliamntery elections, and the grassroots opposition movement Kifeya (Enough)and its relation to the Muslim Brotherhood and there movement against the President Hosni Mubaraks, NDP National Democratic Party who is backed by the US government. The interview discusses the urgency to create a solidarity movement with the over 25,000 political prisoners in Egypt and widespread torture and repression of movements for democracy, justice. Who are trying to put an end to military rule and the neoliberal devestation of Egypt.

For more information on the human rights abuses in egypt
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
www.eohr.org,

for more information on the Egyptian elections and opposition
Al-Ahram weekly newspaper in Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/

Kifeya(enough) movement for change
www.harakamasria.com

This interview was conducted and produced by Mostafa Henaway and Hazem
Jamjoum for ckln 88.1 FM in Toronto
www.ckln.fm