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Volunteering in Wartime Ukraine

Daria Saburova — 2026-01-31T19:37:00Z

“I was especially interested in understanding the specific nature of working-class volunteerism, a topic that is rarely discussed. ”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Ukraine

Kamil Abu Haniesh – leader among Palestinian prisoners

Alex Fuentes — 2026-01-30T13:10:51Z

Today, thousands of Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel – and one of those who spent the longest time behind bars is Abu Haniesh, who has become a symbol of the struggle to which he has devoted his entire life.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Palestine

The Kurds and the Syrian Regime

Gilbert Achcar — 2026-01-29T13:03:35Z

Recent developments in northern Syria – particularly east of the Euphrates – carry grave implications for both the Kurdish condition and the broader Syrian situation. Let us examine these implications, beginning with the Kurdish issue.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Should Kurdish freedoms be sacrificed for Syria's centralisation?

Joseph Daher — 2026-01-28T14:29:18Z

Despite a ceasefire between al-Sharaa's government & SDF, the president is not providing enough assurances that Syrian Kurds are protected.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Defend Greenland against the US's raid - without any illusions about the Kingdom of Denmark and the EU

SAP (Denmark) — 2026-01-27T11:18:58Z

Statement adopted by the Executive Committee of SAP (Socialistisk Arbejderpolitiks), Danish section of the Fourth International, on 26 January 2026.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Denmark, Greenland

Rojava: Political Autonomy, Social Bases, and Imperial Dynamics

Foti Benlisoy — 2026-01-27T10:54:40Z

“Debating the lessons of the experience of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria should not take precedence over our duty of solidarity; on the contrary, it should complement it.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Syria, Kurdistan

Beyond the Headlines: Why Iran's Protest Wave Can't Be Reduced to One Name

Siyavash Shahabi — 2026-01-26T17:08:49Z

“the street is the product of a decade of accumulated pressure, repression, and scattered bottom-up organizing. Famous figures arrive late. The real danger is that, instead of strengthening the movement's diversity and real field experience, projects emerge whose goal is not to open a road to freedom—but to manage and control a movement that has already broken out of control.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Iran, Protest movements

Minneapolis General Strike and Federal Agents Murder Another Person

Dan La Botz — 2026-01-25T18:33:57Z

“The events in Minneapolis confirm that we now live in the grip, the death grip, of an authoritarian government, but also that there is a powerful, popular resistance.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / United States (USA)

Epitaph for a Revolution?

Luís Bonilla-Molina — 2026-01-24T16:46:40Z

“The central task is to defend the homeland's sovereignty with anti-imperialism from those who live by their labour—that is, every step in defence of the Republic must be accompanied by the demand for redemocratisation of Venezuelan society and wage justice. There is no territorial sovereignty without political sovereignty.“

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Venezuela

The Political Landscape Surrounding the Snap General Election

Toshizo Omori — 2026-01-23T10:59:47Z

Prime Minister Takaichi announced the dissolution of The House of Representatives and the general election at a press conference on January 19th. The general election is to be held on Sunday, February 8th. This brief essay will examine the current political situation, focusing on what the snap election means and why a new party, the Centrist Reform Coalition, was formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Komeito Party (Komeito).

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Japan