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IVP489 October 2015 PDF magazine

robm — 2015-10-31T11:47:00Z

IVP489 October 2015 PDF magazine

- IV489 - October 2015

“Rise Above!”: Students of Kosovo fearless in defence of higher education reforms

Eurisa Rukovci — 2015-10-30T07:18:48Z

For a couple of weeks now hundreds of citizens of Kosovo- have been rallying in support of greater autonomy for the University of Pristina. Gathered under the slogan â€˜For University' they joined in support of the Rector's proposed reforms for improving the quality of higher education. Yesterday's dismissal of the Rector by the Governing Council of the University, sparked outrage amongst his supporters from “For University”, who called for a protest scheduled to start at 11:00, on 22nd of October outside the Ministry of Education in Pristina.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Youth and student movements, Kosovo

Turkey's Tiananmen in Context

Justus Links — 2015-10-29T08:39:00Z

At 9:30 yesterday morning Turkish citizens opposed to their government's war policies gathered at the Ankara Train Station for a demonstration organized by a broad alliance of organizations: the country's two main oppositional labor unions (DISK and KESK), the national Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB), the Medical Association (Tabipler Birli?i) and the June Movement (Haziran Hareketi) formed in 2013 to give lasting organizational form to the Gezi Park protests, to name a few. Shortly before ten o'clock the group began its march toward S?hiyye Square where from 12:00-16:00 they were to hold a rally titled “Stand Up to War, Demand Peace Now!” (Sava?a ?nat, Bar?? Hemen ?imdi).

- IV489 - October 2015 / Turkey

South African Student Protesters Win First Big Victory

Patrick Bond — 2015-10-28T11:01:55Z

An historic victory over South African neoliberalism was won on October 23, after the most intense three-week burst of activist mobilization here since liberation from apartheid in 1994. University students have been furious, as their cry “Fees must fall!” rang out on campuses and sites of political power across this society. But though there will be an effective 6% cut in tuition for 2016, the next stage of struggle looms, with demands for free tertiary education and university labor rights atop the agenda.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Youth and student movements, South Africa

Germany scraps tuition fees after mass student protests cause shift in public opinion

David Smith — 2015-10-27T15:06:45Z

After experimenting with tuition fees, all the federal German states have been persuaded to reverse their decision. In the UK and US, there is no political will to change the policies which are blighting whole generations. The only way forward is to copy German protest movements.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Germany, Youth and student movements

Textile workers' strike

Mada Masr — 2015-10-27T07:40:38Z

Several thousands of workers at two of Egypt's largest textile companies â€” the Kafr al-Dawwar Textile Company and the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla al-Kubra â€” are on strike over unpaid bonuses promised by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Egypt, Trade unions/workplace organizing

The Portuguese election: quicksand in the center, an emboldened left and a desperate president

João Camargo — 2015-10-24T09:21:30Z

This article was updated by the author on the 23rd of October 2015.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Portugal, New parties of the left

Greek despair

Josep María Antentas — 2015-10-20T17:55:37Z

Syriza won the Greek general elections on September 20, 2015 amidst a sea of resignation from the Greek people, forced to choose between the austerity of Tsipras and that of New Democracy. No celebration after its victory, no displays of joy. Only symptoms of routine acceptance of reality in the streets of Athens. The idea that things could be otherwise evaporated without remission.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Greece, Spanish state, New parties of the left

What does Russia want in its war in Syria?

Gilbert Achcar , Ilya Budraitskis — 2015-10-19T14:05:12Z

Ilya Budraitskis interviewed Gilbert Achcar about the Russian military operation in Syria for LeftEast

- IV489 - October 2015 / Syria, Russia

Storm in a tea garden

R. Krishnakumar — 2015-10-15T08:16:25Z

A spontaneous agitation by a collective of women labourers has thrown Kerala's plantation sector into disarray, caught its male-dominated trade unions off guard, and focussed public attention on the growing inequalities and gender-related disparities in the sector.

- IV489 - October 2015 / Women, India, Trade unions/workplace organizing