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.”
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