Revolution Follow

More than 300 people packed into a Socialist Workers Party meeting in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution in central London last night.

Glory to the martyrs! Victory to the revolution! What is happening today is the largest popular revolution in the history of our country and of the entire Arab world. The sacrifice of our martyrs has built our revolution and we have broken through all the barriers of fear. We will not back down until the criminal ‘leaders’ and their criminal system is destroyed.

The battles that took place on the streets of Cairo last week may have looked like something from a bygone age. The barricades, people fighting street by street, people breaking stones and making catapults to beat back dictator’s thugs—this could have been the battle for the Paris Commune in 1871 or a European revolution of 1848.

It is two weeks into Egypt’s revolution. The protests that have shaken the Mubarak regime since 25 January have awakened millions and drawn hundreds of thousands into a struggle for change.

Tahrir Square has become the centre of the revolution—a space won at a terrible cost.

Fighting between the revolutionary movement and the state erupted again in Tunisia last weekend. Police attacked protesters, killing at least three.

"If Mubarak goes and the people are still in the streets, it will open the doors to a great revolution. But if the popular mobilisation slows and the streets are quiet, then we face a terrible reaction.

ACROSS THE world people have shown support for the Egyptian revolution.

Up to 1,000 people protested at the Egyptian embassy in London today (Saturday) in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution.

The UK media is full of horrific stories about the violence of the Egyptian revolution. Over the past few days this has been focused on violence against foreigners, particularly journalists.

Today there were determined efforts to crush the Egyptian revolution.

The Egyptian regime of Hosni Mubarak is attempting to turn back the revolution in Egypt today.