Pirates vs. Police on the Streets of Lima, by Joshua Collins – 21 September 2025

From Pirate Wire Services

Youth in Peru take a page from Nepalese rebellion as the pirate flag from “One Piece” flies in pitched street battles against state forces

Ongoing protests in Peru over a range of issues culminated in Lima on Saturday, as thousands of youth protesters clashed with police near the seat of government. Among the many signs with slogans and demands — such as the resignation of President Dina Boluarte — another symbol was also omnipresent: the pirate flag from the manga-turned-Netflix-series “One Piece.”

Protesters in Peru, inspired by similar movements in Indonesia and Nepal, have adopted both imagery from Nepalese youth protests, such as the modified Jolly Rogers, and also tactics.

The youth movement, calling itself “Generation Z” in another nod to the successful Nepalese movement, marched on Congress as part of what they billed the “Day of Peruvian Awakening.”

And dear reader, if you have been following our work here at Pirate Wire Services for any amount of time, you are probably aware that all of us who write here made our names as street journos. Our ongoing frustration with corporate coverage of social movements and protests was one of the main reasons we launched PWS years ago.

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Joshua Collins has been reporting on Latin America for a decade on human rights, the impact of crime on human rights, immigration and politics.

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