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How the 1976 uprisings led to the people's education movement of the mid-1980s in Soweto

Terri Maggott — 2026-08-24T15:11:19Z

Fifty years ago, the student uprisings of June 1976 radically altered the terrain of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. They laid the foundations for the mass resistance of the mid-1980s, as they opened up new possibilities for solidarity between students, workers, parents, and teachers, and galvanised nationwide resistance beyond Soweto. Until today, the events of June 1976 remain a global symbol of resistance to apartheid and genocide beyond South Africa.

- IVP619 - August 2026 / Youth and student movements, South Africa

“This mobilization has awakened something in the youth”

Evelyne Wyns — 2026-07-19T10:11:10Z

This spring, French-speaking Belgium has seen a sudden acceleration of struggles in the education sector, which have turned into a general revolt of young people. In this interview, Evelyne Wyns discusses the conditions in which this movement emerged, the complex role of trade unions and self-organized collectives, and the politicization brought about by repression.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / Belgium, Youth and student movements, Public services

The struggle of Gen Z hijacked in Madagascar

Paul Martial — 2026-05-11T09:37:35Z

The record is hardly a glowing one for the Malagasy military, who seized power by presenting themselves as the protectors of the people against the former repressive regime.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Youth and student movements, Madagascar

When past and present collide: Indonesia 1965-2025

Adam Novak, Pierre Rousset — 2025-12-22T09:45:53Z

“At the time of the US escalation in Vietnam, Indonesia was the scene of one of the worst bloodbaths in modern history, committed under the auspices of Washington and London. Sixty years later, the archipelago is at the heart of youth revolts against the privileges of the oligarchy and corruption, in defence of a democracy dearly won back since 1998.”

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Indonesia, Youth and student movements, Protest movements

GenZ 212 movement in Morocco

Ismail Manouzi — 2025-12-09T12:48:09Z

The youth movement in Morocco is part of the evolution of Moroccan society over almost twenty years, and in particular the difficulties of the workers' movement and of all resistance forces in their relationship to the power of the state.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Morocco, Youth and student movements

The uprising after the collapse at Novi Sad

Fourth International Serbia delegation — 2025-11-09T08:03:01Z

A year after the collapse of the canopy of the Novi Sad train station, which killed 16 people, the Serbian political landscape has been radically shaken by a student social movement of an intensity not seen in decades. A delegation from the Fourth International, composed of comrades from the GA (Gauche anticapitaliste, Belgium) and the NPA-A (Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste, France), went to meet political, trade union, associative and student activists, to build bonds of solidarity with them and to bring their words back to our countries.

- IVP610 - November 2025 / Serbia, Youth and student movements

The streets against the regime in Serbia: one year of mobilization in review

Ellana Caldin — 2025-10-31T05:42:14Z

For a year now, young people in Serbia have been continuing their fight for a democratic society in the face of Aleksandar Vučić's authoritarian regime. On both sides of Serbia, student marches are criss-crossing the country in the direction of Novi Sad to commemorate the collapse of the railway station, responsible for the deaths of 16 people on 1 November 2024. This tragic event triggered a political protest on an unprecedented scale.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Serbia, Youth and student movements, Protest movements

We denounce the arrest and prosecution of 15 students and demand their acquittal of all charges

Collective — 2025-10-31T05:41:51Z

On the night of October 13th to 14th, at 2 a.m., by order of the Dean of the National Technical University of Athens, heavily armed special police forces, unprovoked and provocatively, invaded the historic site of the Polytechnic and arrested 15 students.

- News from around the world / Greece, Youth and student movements

Morocco's Gen Z and the Regional Volcano

Gilbert Achcar — 2025-10-22T13:55:50Z

The movement of the Moroccan youth is but the latest manifestation of the regional crisis revealed by the 2011 Arab Spring.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Tunisia, Morocco, Youth and student movements

Against state repression and TU leaderships silence: youth movement needs support of working class

Marwan — 2025-10-05T10:50:00Z

The youth movement in Morocco continues to defend its main demands for a decent health and education system, for dignity, freedom, social justice, the right to work and against corruption. Young people showed remarkable resistance for three consecutive days, 27-29 September 2025, in the face of the repression and arrests that affected hundreds of people in different cities. The state is preparing to take many of them to court.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Morocco, Youth and student movements