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Our comrade Andreas Klocke, with whom we were active in what was then the only group in the Greek section of the Fourth International, died at the beginning of October, greatly weakened by a very long illness following a complex operation. In recent years, as far as his strength allowed, Andreas continued to be involved in observing and analysing what could advance a revolutionary crisis.

- In Memoriam - Obituaries and appreciations / Greece, Obituary, Fourth International

Through their corruption and ethnicist politics, the country's elites are plunging South Sudan into a new abyss of violence. Since its separation from Sudan in July 2011, the country has only experienced civil wars, of varying intensity. For the past eight months, Riek Machar, the vice-president, has been appearing in court on several charges such as crimes against humanity, rebellion and treason.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / South Sudan

Lecornu 2 is a pure Macronist government, made up of technocrats, former Macron advisors, and also those under criminal investigation: Rachida Dati from the Culture Ministry soon to be tried for corruption and influence peddling; Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister of Housing, accused of favoritism in the allocation of housing to relatives.

- News from around the world / France

On October 29 the Netherlands will have parliamentary elections, again. In early June, the government of prime-minster Dick Schoof lost its majority as the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders blew up the coalition. Shortly before the elections, the contrast between the most important political events in the Netherlands could hardly be sharper. On 20 September, after an anti-immigration rally, fascists rioted in The Hague. On October 5, a quarter of a million people marched through the streets of Amsterdam to show their solidarity with Palestine.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Netherlands

Trods Israels ihærdige forsøg på at fastholde mindet om de tragiske begivenheder den 7. oktober 2023, og den medfølelse, som Al-Aqsa Storm-operationen medførte i de vestlige lande, så er det den langt større tragedie, som den zionistiske stat har påført befolkningerne i Gaza og Palæstina., som er trængt ind i den globale bevidsthed i dag, to år efter operationen.

Når kriserne løber sammen, står de udbyttede og undertrykte over for udfordringen om, hvordan de skal komme videre. Sådan lyder overskriften på en længere tekst om den internationale situation, som Fjerde Internationale vedtog på sin verdenskongres i februar 2025.

“As for the proud Palestinian people, they have spent a century proving their refusal to submit to their oppressors – whether the British Mandate authorities or the Zionist government. They will not kiss Donald Trump's hand or show him “appreciation”, no matter what those who claim to represent them may do.”

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Palestine, United States (USA), Israel, Egypt

Donald Trump prøver at genetablere USA’s globale dominans, og det kan betyde en endnu større fare for krige, der kan true den lille rest af stabilitet, der er tilbage i forholdet mellem de enkelte nationalstater.

“The new fact is the mobilization of workers. A few days after the first demonstrations, Jirama employees went on strike, joined by the teachers' union, SEMPAMA. Finally, Herizo Ramanambola, leader of the Solidarité trade union, called for a general strike, also demanding the resignation of the president.”

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Protest movements, Madagascar

How will the autumn military draft change as of October 1? How does Russia recruit soldiers for its war against Ukraine? How does the new conscript oversight work? Journalist Daniil Gorodetsky answers these questions

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Russia

Verden er virkelig på hovedet. Dette blev endnu engang tydeligt den 10. oktober, da den norske Nobelkomité annoncerede, at María Corina Machado, lederen af ​​den yderste højrefløj i Venezuela, ville blive tildelt Nobels Fredspris for 2025.

I Frankrig er det politiske system ved at bryde sammen. Det er et resultat af, at den magtfuldkomne præsident, Emmanuel Macron, insisterer på at gennemtvinge en antisocial krisepolitik, som der ikke er flertal for i parlamentet og slet ikke i befolkningen.

President Donald Trump is trying to reassert U.S. global dominance, leading to a greater threat of wars that could endanger what little stability remains in international relations.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / United States (USA)

Lyes Touati er netop blevet idømt seks måneders fængsel og en bøde på 100.000 dinarer (3000 kroner). Han er aktivist og medlem af ledelsen i Socialistisk Arbejderparti (PST), som blev opløst – men ikke forbudt, af myndighederne i 2022.

Ukraine is still resisting heroically Russia's imperialist war of annexation. Hopes had been placed on the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska for a ceasefire. But in the run-up to the summit and since , Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine with more drones and missiles targeting civilian housing and infrastructure while making only limited progress on the ground. Russia has now also sent drones over Poland and Romania.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Ukraine

En stærk stemme fra Mali gennemskuer myterne om suverænitet og fordømmer en ny cyklus af undertrykkelse, denne gang under navnet ”antiimperialisme”.

On China's initiative, the Tianjin Summit was held on 31 August and 1 September 2025, within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). India was invited to attend. Sushovan Dhar, a political activist and trade unionist in Kolkata, analyses the summit's proceedings and geopolitical implications in this interview. He also examines the nature of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, the link between the climate, democratic and social crises plaguing the country, and the state of the parliamentary and radical left.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Russia, Pakistan, China, India, Bangladesh