Progressive International

Progressive International is an international organization uniting and mobilizing progressive left-wing activists and organizations.

Origins

It was launched after the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and The Sanders Institute announced an open call for progressive forces to form a unified front. Formally founded and launched on 11 May 2020, the International claims to counter what it calls the resurgence of authoritarian nationalism worldwide as well as the rise of disaster capitalism.

Positions

In October 2020, Progressive International said that it was “particularly concerned about the integrity of the presidential elections in Bolivia” and sent an observer group made up of Members of Parliament from around Europe to observe the election.

Lewica Razem left Progressive International in March 2022 due what Razem claimed was “the absence of declaration recognising Ukraine’s sovereignty and an absolute condemnation of Russian imperialism”. The Ukrainian Commons journal also resigned from Progressive International.

Belmarsh Tribunal

On 2 October 2020, Progressive International launched the Belmarsh Tribunal, a group of legal experts and Julian Assange supporters who held hearings into allegations that the charges against Assange were an “ongoing attack on press freedom”. The tribunal was modelled after the 1966 Russell-Sartre Tribunal, which investigated American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Number	Date	Location	Notes
1	2020		The Belmarsh Tribunal (2020)
2	2021	London	The Belmarsh Tribunal: Free Julian Assange (2021)
3	2022	New York City	The Belmarsh Tribunal (2022)
4	2023	Washington, D.C.	The Belmarsh Tribunal D.C. (2023)
5	2023	Sydney

Members

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Political parties

Country	Party/Organization	Abbreviation	National Legislatures	Government	Ideology	Notes
Afghanistan	Solidarity Party of Afghanistan	SPA	0 / 102 0 / 249	In exile	Social democracy Democratic socialism Secularism	After the Fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021, the Taliban took de facto control of Afghanistan and banned all other political opposition parties and groups.
Albania	Lëvizja Bashkë (Movement Together)	LB	0 / 140	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Social democracy Democratic socialism
Chile	Social Convergence (Convergencia Social)	CS	0 / 50 10 / 155	In government	Libertarian socialism Autonomism	Affiliated with the Broad Front and Apruebo Dignidad in the National Congress of Chile.
Costa Rica	Broad Front (Frente Amplio)	FA	6 / 57	In opposition	Democratic socialism Socialism of the 21st century
Greece	European Realistic Disobedience Front	MeRA25	0 / 300	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Democratic socialism Syndicalism Anti-neoliberalism
Guatemala	Semilla Movement	MS	23 / 160	In government	Social democracy Anti-corruption
Honduras	Liberty and Refoundation	Libre	50 / 128	In government	Socialism of the 21st century Democratic socialism	Affiliated with the Savior Party of Honduras and the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras in the National Congress.
Namibia	Landless People’s Movement	LPM	6 / 42 4 / 104	In opposition	Social democracy Democratic socialism Land reform	In government in the regions of ǁKaras and Hardap.
Nigeria	African Action Congress	AAC	0 / 109 0 / 360 0 / 36	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Eco-socialism Pan-Africanism	Membership is part of the Coalition for Revolution (CORE).
Pakistan	Haqooq-e-Khalq Party	HKP	0 / 104 0 / 342	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Trotskyism Communism	Progressive pro-democracy movement
Russia	Left Bloc	LB	0 / 170 0 / 450	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Anarchist communism Alter-globalization
Serbia	Green–Left Front	ZLF	5 / 250 10 / 120	In opposition	Green politics Participatory democracy Cooperativism	Direct successor of Do not let Belgrade drown
Slovenia	The Left	Levica	5 / 90	In coalition	Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Anti-imperialism	In coalition with Freedom Movement and Social Democrats.
Spain	Catalunya en Comú	CatComú	1 / 265 4 / 350	In coalition	Left-wing populism Green politics	In coalition with Sumar in the Cortes Generales.
Switzerland	ForumAlternativo	FA	0 / 140	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Marxism
Tanzania	Alliance for Change and Transparency	ACT–Wazalendo	4 / 81 4 / 393	In opposition	Democratic socialism
Turkey	Socialist Refoundation Party	SYKP	0 / 600	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Marxism–Leninism Socialist feminism	Affiliated with the Peoples’ Democratic Congress.
European Union	Democracy in Europe Movement 2025	DiEM25	0 / 705 18 / 9,874 1 / 2,714	Extra-parliamentary opposition	Democratic socialism Alter-globalization

Other members

Country	Party/Organization	Abbreviation	National Legislatures	Government	Ideology	Notes
Argentina	Trabajadores Unidos por la Tierra		—	—	Self-managed economy Agricultural cooperativism	Rural agricultural organization
Bangladesh	National Garment Workers’ Federation	NGWF	—	—	Laborism Feminism	Trade union federation of garment workers in Bangladesh
Bolivia	Wiphalas por el Mundo (Wiphalas Across the World)		—	—	Democratic socialism Revolutionary socialism Anti-imperialism	Wiphala organization
Brazil	Central Única dos Trabalhadores	CUT	—	—	Democratic socialism Class struggle	Main national trade union center in Brazil
Brazil	Federação Única dos Petroleiros (Federation of Petroleum Workers)	FUP	—	—	Laborism Class struggle	Petrol workers union
Canada	Common Frontiers		—	—	Laborism Internationalism	Multi-sectorial national working group
Colombia	People’s Congress (Colombia) [es]		—	—	Left-wing nationalism Indigenism	Social and political movement based in Colombia
Dominican Republic	Instituto de Desarrollo de la Economía Asociativa	IDEAC	—	—	Workers’ self-management Buen vivir	Non-profit organization
France	ReAct		—	—	Laborism	Labor NGO
Guatemala	Guatemalan Trade Union, Indigenous and Farmer Movement	MSICG	—	—	Democratic socialism	Trade union center
India	Andhra Pradesh Vyvasaya Vruthidarula Union	APVVU	—	—	Alter-globalization Anti-market	Union federation of rural informal workers
	Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (Association for the Empowerment of Labourers and Farmers)		—	—	Participatory democracy Working class interests	Non-profit organization focused on right to information and employment
	National Alliance of People’s Movements	NAPM	—	—	Alter-globalization	Alliance of progressive social movements in India
Indonesia	Aksi Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat	AEER	—	—	Environmentalism Economic democracy	Environmentalist collective of Indonesian researchers and activists
Italy	Officine Civiche		—	—	Participatory democracy Eco-socialism	Social justice organization based in Ciampino, Italy
Kenya	Mathare Social Justice Centre		—	—	Participatory democracy Peasant interests	Community organization in Mathare, Nairobi
Malaysia	Imagined Malaysia		—	—	Post-capitalism	Non-profit history organization
Mexico	Collective Movement for the Arts and Culture of Mexico	MOCCAM	—	—	Artivism	Collective of arts and culture workers
Namibia	Namibian Domestic and Allied Workers Union	NDAWU	—	—	Laborism Feminism	Domestic workers’ union
Nigeria	BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights	BAOBAB	—	—	Feminism	Women’s rights NGO
Pakistan	Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee	PKRC	—	—	Land reform	Network of peasant organisations in Pakistan, member of La Via Campesina
Pakistan	Women Democratic Front	WDF	—	—	Socialist feminism	Socialist-feminist organization
Poland	Socialist Action (Poland) [pl]		—	—	Democratic socialism
Senegal	Centre for Research and Action on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	CRADESC	—	—		Think-tank and advocacy framework in Francophone West Africa and the Sahel
Spain	Boza Sur		—	—	Migrant rights	Migrant rights organization
Spain	Fridays For Future Salamanca		—	—	Environmentalism	Environmental activist organization
Sudan	Sudanese Professionals Association	SPA	—	—	Workers rights Anti-corruption	Association of Sudanese trade unions
Uganda	Akina Mama wa Afrika	AMwA	—	—	Feminism Pan-Africanism	Pan-African feminist organization
Ukraine	The All-Ukraine Independent Trade Union (Zakhyst Pratsi)	AUITU	—	—	Laborism	Cross-sector Ukrainian labour union
United Kingdom	App Drivers & Couriers Union	ADCU	—	—	Laborism	Trade union for drivers and couriers
	Autonomous Design Group	ADG	—	—	Anti-capitalism Anti-authoritarianism	Anti-capitalist art collective
	Common Wealth		—	—	Economic democracy Democratic socialism	Progressive think tank
	Independent Workers Union of Great Britain	IWGB	—	—	Laborism	Trade union representing mainly migrant workers and gig workers
	Migrants Organise		—	—	Migrant rights	Migrant and refugee organization
	The Peace and Justice Project		—	—	Democratic socialism Corbynism	British political organization
	The World Transformed		—	—	Left-wing politics	Left-wing political festival
United States	Arab Resource & Organizing Center	AROC	—	—	Socialism Anti-Zionism Prison abolitionism	Arab organization in the San Francisco Bay Area
	Brandworkers		—	—	Workers rights	Non-profit organization of food factory workers in New York and New Jersey
	Democratic Socialists of America	DSA	—	—	Democratic socialism Big tent	Socialist organization of the USA
	CODEPINK		—	—	Anti-imperialism Feminism	Anti-war organization
	KC Tenants		—	—	Tenant rights Anti-capitalism	Tenants’ association in Kansas City
	Sunrise Movement		—	—	Environmentalism Green New Deal	Climate change organization
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe People’s Land Rights Movement	ZPLRM	—	—	Land reform	Civic platform focused on the rights of marginalised communities to land based resources
Europe	Commons Network		—	—	Anti-capitalism Degrowth Solidarity economy	Activist organization
International	Crash Course		—	—	Post-capitalism	Economics platform collective
	Latin American Council of Social Sciences	CLACSO	—	—	Post-capitalism	International non-governmental institution with associative status at UNESCO
	Palestinian Youth Movement	PYM	—	—	Anti-Zionism	Trans-national organization of Palestinians in Palestine and in exile
	Post Growth Institute	PGI	—	—	Degrowth Post-capitalism	International post growth organization
	Progressive Doctors		—	—	Anti-capitalism Feminism Anti-racism	International community of medical professionals

Former members

Country	Party/Organization	Notes
Poland	Lewica Razem	Left Progressive International in March 2022 due to “the absence of declaration recognising Ukraine’s sovereignty and an absolute condemnation of Russian imperialism”
Ukraine	Commons