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Generation Z protests: Media

mass protests [2022– ]

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Francisco Goya, Saturn
In Greek and Roman myth the old god consumes his children to preserve his power....
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July 20, 2026, Parliament march
Protesters and police push against barricades on opposite sides during the demonstration...
© Arun Sankar—AFP/Getty Images
July 20, 2026, Parliament march
Protesters were stopped from marching to the Indian Parliament by police with batons...
© Raj K Raj—Hindustan Times/Getty Images
Singha Durbar in flames
Nepal's central administrative complex, Singha Durbar, burning after protesters set...
© Prabin Ranabhat—AFP/Getty Images
The seat of Nepal's government ablaze
A protester hanging a Jolly Roger flag from the manga One Piece from a gate...
© Sunil Pradhan—Anadolu/Getty Images
Dark Indonesia
A protester dressed as Monkey D. Luffy holding a One Piece Jolly Roger outside...
© Claudio Pramana—NurPhoto/Getty Images
Gen Z protests in Manila
The One Piece Jolly Roger flying over a protest against corruption at Rizal...
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Gen Z protests in Madagascar
Young protesters hanging a banner in front of City Hall, Antananarivo, Madagascar,...
© Zo Andrianjafy/Reuters
Gen Z protests in Madagascar
Protesters gathering to call for constitutional reforms and the resignation of Pres....
© Luis Tato—AFP/Getty Images
Gen Z taking a stand
Demonstrators—largely led by the generational cohort known as Gen Z—and police officers...
© Kabir Dhanji—AFP via Getty Images
2025 protests
Demonstrators marching in downtown Nairobi on the anniversary of 2024's deadly Parliament...
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The Gen Z protests reach Morocco
A protester in Rabat, Morocco, flying the One Piece Jolly Roger and the...
© Abdel Majid Bziouat—AFP/Getty Images
GenZ212
Supporters of the GenZ212 movement protesting in Rabat, Morocco, on October 3, 2025.
© Abu Adem Muhammed—Anadolu/Getty Images
A generation that has known only Erdoğan
The March 2025 arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul's mayor and one of the most prominent...
© Tolga Ildun/GocherImagery—Future Publishing/Getty Images
The Gen Z protests spread to Latin America
A protester dressed Monkey D. Luffy, the protagonist of the pirate-themed manga One...
© Ernesto Benavides—AFP/Getty Images
Generación Z México
Demonstrators marching under the One Piece Jolly Roger in the Plaza de la...
© Cristian Leyva—NurPhoto/Getty Images
Zohran Mamdani
The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City was the one of most significant...
© Angela Weiss—AFP/Getty Images

Interactives

Gen Z protests around the world, 2020s
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Table 1. Growth in real housing prices versus wages in the 21st century
Across nearly all regions where reliable data is available, housing prices have risen...
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Table 2. Global fertility rates, 2000–23
Fertility rates have declined steadily across most regions since 2000. This trend...
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