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A Revolutionary Feminist Position on Iran: Vs. Authoritarianism, Vs. Imperialism, Vs. Zionism, and NO TO WAR!

Anonymous — 2026-03-31T18:43:36Z

A REVOLUTIONARY FEMINIST position on Iran must refuse the false and damaging binary that demands choosing between defending the Islamic Republic and endorsing US-imperialist and Zionist intervention. This is a constructed choice designed to collapse political judgment into campism. It converts solidarity into a competition of moral allegiances and leaves ordinary people, workers, women, youth, and minorities to a reality shaped simultaneously by internal repression as well as external militarized destruction.

- Feminism / Women, Iran, Far Right, Anti-imperialism

Weaponising Gender: How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors

Aminah Jasho, Esme Abbott, Julisa Tambunan — 2026-03-27T13:16:33Z

Anti-gender mobilisation has become a defining feature of far-right movements since around 2015; and is now a tactic widely adopted by authoritarian governments across the political spectrum. From overturning abortion rights in the United States (US) to rescinding protection against domestic violence in Türkiye, institutions that defend women's rights are being systematically dismantled. These patterns align with a global decline in democracy, with over 75% of the world's population now living under restricted freedom. The correlation is not coincidental. As democratic institutions weaken, attacks on gender-based rights accelerate the decline and provide a roadmap for it.

- Sexual politics / Women, Far Right, Sexual politics, Features

“A united and militant movement can prevent the RN from winning”

Ugo Palheta — 2026-03-15T09:10:23Z

The first round of the French local elections will take place on Sunday 15 March, the second on 22 March. There is a real possibility that the “traditional” right, which is increasingly radicalizing in a far right direction, will win in Paris, under Socialist Party government since 1995, and that the Rassemblement National could win in France's second, and very multi-racial, city, Marseilles.

- IVP614 - March 2026 / France, Far Right

The courts convict those who ordered the murder of Marielle Franco

Revista Movimiento — 2026-03-14T17:11:25Z

“This landmark ruling highlights the links between institutional politics, militias and economic interests in Rio de Janeiro.”

- IVP614 - March 2026 / Brazil, Women, Far Right, Racism and Islamophobia

Defending women's rights against the far‑right

Liz Lawrence — 2026-03-08T08:05:10Z

With the far right on the rise, it is vital to defend and extend women's rights. What does the spread of nostalgia politics mean for women?

- IVP614 - March 2026 / Britain, Women, Far Right

France: Right-wing offensive follows killing

Léon Crémieux — 2026-02-28T19:20:16Z

Since 12 February 2026, after a clash in Lyon between a group of antifa and a group of fascists that resulted in the death of one of the latter, France has taken a sordid turn in a campaign of demonization and criminalization of La France Insoumise (LFI), the left wing party led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which is directly accused of being politically responsible for the death of this person.

- IVP613 - February 2026 / France, Far Right

In Lyons, the regrettable consequences of the fascist atmosphere

NPA-l'Anticapitaliste (NPA-A) — 2026-02-17T16:07:35Z

“More than ever, we need to build a united mass front capable of pushing back the fascists at the ballot box, but above all in the streets, in neighbourhoods and in workplaces.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / France, Far Right

New neofascist advance in presidential elections

Jorge Costa — 2026-01-21T10:46:38Z

“The reduction in the electoral strength of the left is an invitation for activists to reflect on the fragmentation of this camp. In the downward spiral of the last three years, the only time the left has made its mark on the public debate to contest popular opinion was during last December's general strike, called jointly by the CGTP and UGT against the new labour laws that the government wants to impose.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Portugal, Far Right

Academic freedom under attack

Liz Lawrence — 2026-01-15T11:37:31Z

Growing attacks on academic freedom are an aspect of the rise of the far right and authoritarianism that does not always get enough attention outside the university sector. What are the various ways this threat plays out?

- IVP612 - January 2026 / United States (USA), Britain, Far Right

Feminist struggles against the far right and repression

NPA - National Feminist Commission — 2026-01-06T14:34:11Z

The date of November 25 has become an important moment of dignity, collective anger and demands against violence in recent years — a meeting place in the construction of the feminist movement. This year, we also had to face new contradictions and difficulties.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / France, Women, Far Right