A new wave of global protests, stretching from the Andes to the Himalayas, is being driven by a potent mix of generational discontent and the anger of young people. This was starkly illustrated in ...

Demonstrators burn furniture and a police booth outside Nepali Congress party office during a protest against Monday's ...

Nepal’s Gen Z protestors used Discord to vote in former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim leader, marking what some are ...

One year ago, thousands of young people took to the streets in multiple Nepali cities to protest against corruption. Following the resulting curfews, arrests and the killing of protesters in a ...

A year ago today, Gen Z-led demonstrations paved the way for a profound change in Nepali politics, culminating in the arrival of Balendra Shah to power. But 12 months later, many of the demands for ...

This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to delegitimize ...

Nepal's Gen Z has earned credit for forcing accountability onto the agenda and voicing what many had long felt. And the experience across Nepal, India and the wider region shows that youth movements ...

KATHMANDU — Rakesh Mahato lies in a hospital bed in Kathmandu with a simple wish—to get up, take a few steps and make it home. The 25-year-old from Sarlahi district has spent the entirety of the past ...

Philippine activist Khyl Ramos was a guest speaker at the recent Ecosocialism 2026 conference in Magan-djin/Brisbane, where ...