Progressive International
International progressive political network
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2023 | The 4th Belmarsh Tribunal took place in Washington D.C., with Jeremy Corbyn and the Peace & Justice Project participating. |
November 11 2023 | The Left Bloc (Russia) announced the closure of their project and cessation of publications due to censorship and repression in Russia. |
March 4 2023 | Fifth Belmarsh Tribunal organized in Sydney, Australia |
January 20 2023 | Fourth Belmarsh Tribunal held in Washington, D.C., presented by Democracy Now! |
2022 | The third Belmarsh Tribunal was held at the People's Forum in New York City, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp's establishment. |
May 13 2022 | Jeremy Corbyn, Ece Temelkuran, and Yanis Varoufakis host a joint press conference presenting the Athens Declaration, calling for support for war victims and a new non-aligned movement |
April 21 2022 | Ukrainian Commons journal quits Progressive International via a statement on Twitter |
March 2022 | Left Together (Poland) left the Progressive International due to the organization's lack of declaration recognizing Ukraine's sovereignty and condemning Russian imperialism. |
March 9 2022 | Progressive International organizes their first Forum for Peace in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine |
March 1 2022 | Polish members Lewica Razem leave Progressive International, citing lack of clear declaration on Ukraine's sovereignty |
February 25 2022 | Third Belmarsh Tribunal conducted in New York City, presented by The People's Forum |
February 24 2022 | Russian invasion of Ukraine begins, which triggers internal organizational responses within Progressive International |
November 15 2021 | Progressive International launched their global observatory to address escalating attacks on democracy, with General Coordinator David Adler highlighting the organization's mission to counter authoritarian threats by leaders like Narendra Modi and Jair Bolsonaro. |
October 22 2021 | Second Belmarsh Tribunal held in London, specifically advocating for Julian Assange's freedom, presented by Novara Media |
August 15 2021 | Fall of Kabul: The Taliban took de facto control of Afghanistan, banning all political opposition parties and groups, which impacted the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) who were left in exile. |
October 2020 | Progressive International sent an observer group of European Members of Parliament to observe the Bolivian presidential elections, expressing concerns about the election's integrity. |
October 2 2020 | First Belmarsh Tribunal held remotely due to Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on Julian Assange's case |
October 2 2020 | Progressive International launched the Belmarsh Tribunal, convening legal experts and Julian Assange supporters, with guests including Lula da Silva, Srećko Horvat, M.I.A., and Slavoj Žižek, to highlight claims of an 'ongoing attack on press freedom'. |
May 11 2020 | Progressive International was formally founded and launched, bringing together over 40 progressive advisors and leaders from around the world, including notable figures like Yanis Varoufakis, Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, and Naomi Klein. |
2018 | An open call was issued by the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and The Sanders Institute to form a unified progressive front. |
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