The young protesters who felled an autocrat are now cabinet ministers and traffic cops, trying to restore order and chart a new future for a nation of 170 million.
Tag: Youth
Ukraine’s Summer Camps Are Altered by War
As the once carefree summers of Ukrainian childhood and young adulthood are forever altered by war, traditional camps have taken on a more patriotic tone.
Why Some Young People in China Pretend to Be Birds
Some people in China flap and squawk on social media as way of escaping hustle culture. We can explain.
Teenage Talent at the 2024 Olympics
From the shooting range to the swimming pool, teens and preteens are grabbing medals and the spotlight. Nowhere is this truer than at the skateboard park.
Thai Women Use Boxing to Punch Their Way Out of Poverty
Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides.
At 5, She Picked Up Chess as a Pandemic Hobby. At 9, She’s a Prodigy.
Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown.
Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds
A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty on adult mental health risk.
Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right
Most young people in France usually don’t vote or they back the left. That is still true, but support has surged for the far right, whose openly racist past can feel to them like ancient history.
Meloni Condemns Fascist Nostalgia Amid Scandal in Her Party’s Youth Wing
A news report used a hidden camera to show members of the youth arm of Brothers of Italy glorifying fascism.
Why U.K.’s Young Voters Feel Forgotten by Politicians
Many young people in the northern English cities of Liverpool and Manchester say they feel disillusioned by politics.