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Egyptian dissidents The question can't be put in mothballs'

Socialist Challenge No. 42, 20 April 1978 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 541 words

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page 12 of the scan

demandsthe PSOE soon replaced elected with a provisional one which lasted until the next congress Just a couple of months ago those In the PSOE and the DIGT and Palestinians sections influence of Troiskyies' have been threatened with expulsion -expelled on the the fate of the atrong PSOE La working class suburb of Madrid.

Attempts have been made to Egyptian uspend a local committee of Asturias where Communist and sections in Alava, Navarre and Madrid have been warned when they have not toed the The old LGT statutes which [manu provided for the formation of have been exclude this followed step meeting, the university SEIL BE Details are beginning lo there emerge from Egypt of the treatment meted out to both Egyptians who are opposed to President Sadat's peace initiative.

After the fiasco of Sadat's beca attempt to emulate Entebbe in Cyprus, repression of dissident government has already announced is intention withdraw the special Pales entored by tinians living in Egypt The most famous of Egypt's opposition voices are Ahmed Fund Negm (a colloquia: poet) and Ewa Balbas and Sheikh Fissa (both singers). They have been it and out of prison for years Their works are banned from Explian radio and television as lley describe the bies ord cary workers and peasants the strupale of the Palestimans. and anti-imperialist Struggles around the world. Their songs are distribured samindat-stole ERSSIS person to person.

• latest involvemeat the Eeyptian police rocical the Universite of Ai Shams in Cairo. The security police tried them entering intersity, but filled The recital took place and wa followed by a discussion visit Negm was arrested after the SMILESHET changed with forced entry into Sheikh Jmam is an unlikely assault. He is sixty fears old Their case was transferred hy reachin decre civilian 10 a court, insisting theis was a viran LaNe Negm went on burger strike the end of December, The Latest information is that they have summoned 10 appear before a military court again.

In the utmosphere prevailing after the Larnaca fiasco it is likely that they will Teturn to prison yet desin Ordinary Esyptians apd Palestinians also heen Victints of police. Palestinians taking taxi rides a30 capese tatto Sadat's -visit Israel have found the taxi river 19s.10 them direct to the nearest potice In one case at the end ol Draemher an Erehan wave ling te work by bus was heard Sadat's initiative. Suddenly. a secret appeared and Bauled tum off to the police But the Sadat regime has not Cablc suppress all dissident views. A play called The question cun't he put in a closed with mothballs has been Flaving rudent-worker grouns in Catro I descibes the problems en Espcan professor has with the Suthorities after thee discover he has been teaching that King Ahdullalı Jordan waitor and wanted to make deal with the Zionist enemy The parallel with Sadat The prolesor defends EirselF he saving be is reaching excily what is written in the government's history

page 13 of the scan

ITH AROUND 10 milhor AS 3 population one fifth the size of Britain's. Yet annual feature film output. At the sail tune it is possible to observe certain lypes of film emerging which could almost be called revolutionary genres.

Sergio Giral's Huncheador (The

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