In a movement reminiscent of the Arab Spring of the 2010’s, recent youth-led protests have rocked governments and shaken political elites across the globe.  Since the start of 2025, mass protests have erupted in Nepal, Morocco, Indonesia, Madagascar, Paraguay, the Phillipines, Serbia and Kenya, among others.  Specific demands vary, but all are unified by a disgust against government corruption and favors and privilege given to the economic elite.  In Nepal, a protest that started over a social media ban, then grew to question widespread privilege, has succeeded in toppling the government.  On September 9, 2025, Nepal’s Prime Minister K,P. Sharma Oli resigned.  What happens next is anybody’s guess.  Bhojraj Poudel is an economist and a columnist for the Kathmandu Post.  He joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on October 6, 2025.

Featured image: GenZ protest against government in Chitwan, 8 September 2025

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