Sarah Carr reports…

University professors will launch strike action on March 23 if their demands for improved pay and conditions are not met.
In November the Teaching Staff of Egyptian Universities Club — a group which represents the interests of teaching staff in the absence of an official union — began a signature campaign expressing support for a committee empowered to negotiate with the government.
During its fifth annual meeting, held last Friday, the Club voted for strike action.

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Over 1,000 students demonstrated at Cairo University Monday demanding the release of eight university professors who will hear the verdict of their military tribunals today.