Gen Z Protests

Gen Z Protests

A demonstrator waves a flag as he stands atop a vehicle near the entrance of the Parliament during a protest against corruption and government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Nepal to vote in first election since Gen Z-led protests toppled government

Most analysts say the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party is at the forefront with rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, 35, joining the 3-year-old party in January as its prime ministerial candidate.

Protesters gathered in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrating after it was set ablaze during demonstrations against a social media ban and corruption on 9 September 2025. Photo: AP/UNB

Gen Z in Nepal voices frustration over unfulfilled promises

Balendra Shah, 35, a former rapper and composer who currently serves as the mayor of Kathmandu, popularly known as 'Balen,' attends Indra Jatra festival at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 6 September 2025. File Photo: Reuters

Nepal's former rapper to run for PM in key vote after Gen Z protests

Demonstrators try to pull down a barrier during a protest against insecurity and corruption in the country, outside the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 15, 2025. {Photo: REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

Gen Z-styled protests spread in Mexico, fueled by mayor's murder

Smoke rises from a police vehicle that was torched by demonstrators near the BJP office in Leh on September 24, 2025. Photo: AFP via HT

Why Gen Z protests are unlikely to succeed in India

A person joins others holding a flag featuring a Malagasy version of the logo from the popular Japanese manga One Piece, a symbol adopted by Gen Z protest movements worldwide, during a gathering along Independence Avenue, following the swearing-in of Colonel Michael Randrianirina as president the previous day, after youth-led protests ousted his predecessor, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

After army coup, Madagascar's Gen Z demand a voice in shaping what comes next

Malagasy military base welcomes Colonel Michael Randrianirina after he says he takes power during a nationwide youth-led protest over frequent power outages and water shortages, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy

Madagascar military leader to become transitional president