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How Gen Z is taking the fight for their rights from TikTok to the streets

Young Nepalese people protest in front of the government headquarters in Kathmandu, 9 September. AP - Niranjan Shrestha

After sweeping away the Nepalese government in early September and shaking up the Philippines, a wave of protests initiated by Generation Z has now spread to Madagascar and Morocco. In each case, the demands are similar, with a sense of injustice informed by images on social media.

A surge of rebellion led by young people born between 1997 and 2012 is rewriting the rules of protest, with the smartphone the new megaphone.

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