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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