ژورنال سایت خبری سیاسی ژورنال
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PDF-English Journal-17 October 2025-No35
From Africa to South America, a wave of Generation Z protests – by those aged roughly 13 to 28 – is sweeping the world. Using social media, this generation has brought its discontent over corruption, government failure, discrimination and injustice into the streets. In Madagascar, protests over water and power cuts toppled the government; in Nepal, demonstrations against corruption led to the prime minister’s resignation; in Kenya, young people demanded accountability and reform. In Peru they clashed with police to denounce corruption and insecurity; in Indonesia, day-labourers protested cuts to welfare benefits; in Morocco, the largest demonstrations in years erupted against poor healthcare and education, and against lavish spending on stadiums.
What unites these movements is the central role of social media in their organisation and motivation. Yet recent years – and the experience of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom revolution – show that reliance on virtual space alone, without structure, leadership or a clear programme, leaves movements fragile. Political organisation and party building remain vital for the endurance and success of social struggles. Social networks are powerful tools for mobilising public sentiment, but structured organisation is intrinsic to capitalist society.
Global experience demonstrates that without centralised leadership and defined goals, protest movements quickly fade or are crushed. Parties and broad organisations can transform scattered demands into coherent programmes pursued in the political arena. Generation Z’s uprisings, though creative and widespread, require structures capable of turning just anger into systemic change. Even the most modern protests, like those of the past, need leadership, coordination and continuity – qualities often embodied in organised movements and parties. Without them, street anger brings no lasting result.
In Iran, the protests of workers, teachers, nurses, pensioners – and society at large – must be united and led by a radical revolutionary party committed to real change. For victory, alongside networks, campaigns and civic groups, we advocate organisation within the Worker-Communist Party of Iran.
Editor: Patty Debonitas
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