Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The effects may far outlast the street clashes.
Tag: Youth
Iranian Authorities Crack Down on Protests at Tehran Apartment Complex
Iran’s security forces shot at windows and threw stun grenades in a raid at the Shahrak Ekbatan complex, where a member of the feared Basij militia was killed last week, residents said.
Did the Pandemic Change Your Personality? Possibly.
For more than two years, Covid disrupted social rituals and rites of passage. Now a recent study suggests we have become less extroverted, creative, agreeable and conscientious. The declines in some traits were sharper among young people.
How Two Teenagers Became the New Faces of Iran’s Protests
The 16-year-old girls were killed by the Iranian security services in a crackdown on the protests that have rocked the country for the past month.
U.K.’s Young Hobbled by Inflation
Sharp price spikes are forcing the country’s young to move back in with family and worry about finances just as many were hoping to move past the pandemic.
Four Young Leaders Explain Their Roles in the Global Democracy Movement
Four young leaders explain how they became involved in the global democracy movement and what they have learned so far.
A 95-Square-Foot Tokyo Apartment: ‘I Wouldn’t Live Anywhere Else’
Meet the young Japanese who have decided to live in a shoe box.
Mete Coban Is Working to Engage Younger Voters in British Politics
Mete Coban got into politics in his teens. Now, he’s working to encourage a similar drive in young voters.
In London, Mourning, Remembrance and Tributes. And Some Shrugs.
Though mourning and grief were visible in Britain’s capital on Friday, some young Britons were more muted in their reaction to an institution that many called increasingly irrelevant.
In London, Mourning, Remembrance and Tributes. And Some Shrugs.
Though mourning and grief were visible in Britain’s capital on Friday, some young Britons were more muted in their reaction to an institution that many called increasingly irrelevant.