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Hossam el‑Hamalawy, a leading voice in the revolution, was summonsed to appear before a military tribunal. He had appeared on television and named a senior military commander responsible for the torture of activists.

Opposition to Egypt’s ruling military council (Scaf) is growing following revelations of widespread torture of activists seized by military police and huge demonstrations on Friday of last week.

The wave of uprisings inspired by the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions is continuing across the Arab world.

We condemn the decision to refer journalists Hossam el-Hamalawy and Reem Maged for questioning by military judges on Tuesday 31 May in relation to their discussion of violations of human rights by the Egyptian military police and the ruling Supreme Military Council on Reem’s political talkshow which aired on ONTV on 26 May 2011.

A second national strike by doctors affected outpatient services in hospitals across Egypt on Tuesday of last week.

On the anniversary of the Nakba, the police and army fire live ammunition at Egyptians to protect the embassy of the Zionists.

Trade union activists met in London on Thursday of last week to build solidarity with the Egyptian revolution.

Cairo, 1 May. Some 3,000 doctors spilled out of the Doctors’ Union, intensely debating whether to call for a national strike over pay and health funding. In nearby Tahrir Square, the Minister of Labour watched uncomfortably from the stage as thousands of chanting workers surged past him in the swelling May Day rally.

Come and hear British trade unionists report from May Day in Cairo.

Egypt’s workers have reclaimed May Day as a celebration of struggle and solidarity.

Thousands of workers in Egypt continue to hold strikes and sit-ins as they fight for their rights under the new regime.

Six Zimbawean activists are continuing to campaign against treason charges following their arrest at a meeting where they showed a video about the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.