In late 2025 mass youth protests filled the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Rabat, Morocco; Lima, Peru; and Istanbul, Turkey, toppling national governments in several cases. Despite vast differences in culture and ideology, the demonstrators were united by age, being primarily members of Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012), and by a shared frustration with economic inequality and political corruption. The wave of youth unrest continued into 2026, with protests erupting in India and across Europe.
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*As of October 19, 2026.
Sources: Institute for Economics & Peace, “Vision of Humanity: Global Peace Index” (2025); Katharina Buchholz, “Where Gen Z Protests Are Rocking the World,” Statista (2025); Georgi Kantchev, “Wave of Gen‑Z Unrest Fells Its First European Government,” The Wall Street Journal (2025).
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