Global Gen Z protest movement: Which countries saw youth-led demonstrations

4 min readNew DelhiJul 26, 2026 01:00 AM IST Supporters of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest near Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna) The Gen Z (those born in the late 1990s to early 2000s) have taken to the streets across the globe over the past couple of years against corruption, economic inequality, education reforms, among other issues, against their governments. The teens and those in their 20s have rallied to express their views and used social media to mobilise, organise, and spread their movement to a global audience. Student and youth-led protests have emerged in several countries over the past few years, and in some cases, these movements have reshaped national politics, such as in Bangladesh and Nepal, though the demands for a change in the existing