Overview

• In Morocco, youth-led demonstrations organized in part by the anonymous group GenZ 212 have continued for days with clashes, government calls for dialogue, more than 1,000 arrests reported, and local authorities reporting two deaths in one incident.
• In Madagascar, protests over power and water cuts left at least 22 people dead according to the United Nations, President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government and invited applications for new posts, and crowds returned demanding his resignation.
• In Peru, large rallies against President Dina Boluarte that began over pension reform grew into broader anti-corruption protests, at least 19 people were injured in clashes, and transportation unions staged a strike this week.
• In Nepal, a ban on social media sparked nationwide unrest that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, at least 74 people were killed, the ban was lifted, Sushila Karki was appointed interim prime minister, and elections are scheduled for March 2026.
• Protests have also surged in Indonesia, Kenya, the Philippines, Serbia and Timor-Leste, with Gen Z organizers using social platforms, encrypted channels and shared symbols to coordinate leader-averse actions that test state capacity.