US Edition'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent
Gen Z protesters worldwide demand government resignations and better public services amid rising inequality and corruption, with Nepal's uprising leading to a prime minister's resignation last September.
- From the Andes to the Himalayas a new wave of protests is unfolding, mostly leaderless Gen Z protesters born between 1996 and 2010 rallied in San Martin plaza, Lima, Peru on Saturday against President Dina Boluarte's policies.
- Sparked by routine utility cuts, local protests rapidly broadened into calls for presidents and ministers to step down amid corruption, inequality and nepotism.
- Harnessing TikTok, Instagram and X, protesters exposed elites, announced rallies, used VPNs to evade Nepal's social media ban, and hoisted a One Piece black flag in multiple countries.
- Protests forced ministerial reshuffles in Indonesia and led to Peru's leadership being replaced last week, while Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was ousted after a military mutiny.
- Leaderless groups like Morocco's Gen Z 212 demand better services and spending, while Social Change Lab notes digital links unite global citizens but in-person organizing remains key; Sri Lanka 2022 and Bangladesh 2024 shaped tactics.
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‘Gen Z’ protesters lead global wave of generational discontent
This week, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a military mutiny, the culmination of weeks of demonstrations led by young protesters referring to themselves as “Gen Z Madagascar.”
The Gen Z protests travel the world from Nepal to Peru, passing through Paraguay, Morocco, Indonesia and Philippines: what changes and what not from the typical demonstrations of the left. When a wave of protests, called by a self-named Gen Z who uses the symbols of a Japanese manga, overthrew the Prime Minister of Nepal, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, on 9 September, we thought it was an isolated event, in the only country in the world with a non-re…
In different regions of the world, members of the Gen-Z are active against corruption, restrictions on freedom of information and economic perspective. The protesters have a lot in common. Thus, they are predominantly early 20s or younger, come from urban centers, use social media and usually take part in political actions for the first time. In early September, hundreds of demonstrators stormed the parliament in Nepal's capital [...]
The Z generation is 30 per cent of the world's population and the largest generational group, and its protests took place in Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia and Serbia.
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