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Global Left Midweek — October 1, 2025

Gen Z protests continue to spread

More than 100,000 marched under the motto 'Draw the red line with us: Together for Gaza!’ in Berlin on 27 September, 2025. Credit, AFP
  1. Youth Bring the Outrage, But Not Transformation
  2. Gen-Z Tidal Wave Hits India, Madagascar, Morocco
  3. 100,000 for Gaza: From Italy to Germany
  4. Worldwide Action for Mother Earth
  5. Learning From Pepe Mujica
  6. China and Women’s Rights
  7. Activists at the Edge of the Climate Abyss
  8. Mali: False Independence
  9. Ukraine, Palestine and the Left
  10. Tri-People Statement Against Corruption in the RP

 

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Youth Bring the Outrage, But Not Transformation

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar / Dawn (Karachi)

The youth have shown they can shake regimes — but without organisation, ideology, and economic transformation, their fury may only deepen the status quo.

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Gen-Z Tidal Wave Hits India, Madagascar, Morocco 

 • Violence in Ladakh   S G Vombatkere / Countercurrents (Kottayam, Kerala)

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 • 22 Dead, Government Dissolved   Kate Hairsine / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)

 • Highway Blockade in Casablanca   Adil Faouzi / Morocco World News (Rabat)

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100,000 for Gaza: From Italy to Germany

Al Jazeera (Doha)

As many as 100,000 people in Berlin rallied in support of Palestinians in what was Germany’s largest Gaza protest to date. The demonstration, dubbed ‘All Eyes on Gaza’, demanded an end to German support for Israel. Police were filmed violently arresting participants.

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Worldwide Action for Mother Earth

350 (Boston)

Over 600+ actions took place in more than 85+ countries between 15–21 September. The mobilizations culminated in mass demonstrations over the weekend, with at least 10,000 people coming together in London and Toronto, 25,000 in New York and 50,000 distributed across events throughout Germany.

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Learning From Pepe Mujica

Abigail Kret / NACLA Report (New York)

On September 24, activists, intellectuals, legislators, and the presidents of Chile, Spain, and Uruguay gathered in New York City on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to honor the legacy of former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica, who passed away in May 2025. Mujica’s presidency was only one chapter in an extraordinary life.

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China and Womens Rights

Phoebe Zhang / South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)

As Beijing gears up to host a global summit on gender equality and women’s empowerment, Chinese authorities and non-governmental organisations have been engaging in discussions on issues ranging from traditional family values to the rights of women in the digital age.

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Activists at the Edge of the Climate Abyss

Didem Aydurmus / transform! Europe (Vienna)

The climate catastrophe demands urgent materialist politics. In her incisive analysis, German political scientist Didem Aydurmus calls on the left to confront food scarcity, abandon consumerist illusions, and embrace survival-oriented strategies rooted in solidarity and science.

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Mali: False Independence

Sinamban Coulibaly / Alternative Viewpoint 

After Choguel Kokala Malga became prime minister during the second state of emergency in May 2021, the government focused on discrediting political parties and civil society. After they dissolved parties and associations, the security situation and the repression within the army have exposed the despotic and freedom-destroying nature of the regime, even to those who may not fully grasp it.

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Ukraine, Palestine and the Left

Kavita Krishnan / Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières (Paris)

Last month, left-wing activists held a demonstration in Kyiv, chanting “From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime and liberation is our aim” and unfurling the flags of both Ukraine and Palestine as a sign of mutual support between the two nations, which are facing imperialist invasions and experiencing the occupation of their internationally recognized territories.

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Tri-People Statement Against Corruption in the RP

Ten Activist Organizations in Philippines / Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières

Corruption is not merely the misappropriation of public funds; it is violence. It is the betrayal of our right to live with dignity. In our communities, it means flood control projects that never materialize, drainage systems left unfinished, and billions lost to kickbacks, while families wade through waist-deep waters and watch their crops rot, homes and livelihoods drown. Lives are buried and washed away.