2026-01-09
27 分钟The other day on this show, we talked about the people who could change the world in 2026.
And one group of people we didn't really talk about because they're so big, so diverse,
so spread all over the world, are the young people who sparked a global protest movement in 2025.
We deserve to be heard, and we deserve to have freedom of speech,
and we deserve to live in better conditions.
From Bangladesh to Nepal to Morocco to Kenya to the Maldives,
young people have been taking to the streets.
They've been demanding, among other things, job security,
improved standards of living, and an end to corrupt governments.
And in some cases, their ambitious demands have been met.
thousands celebrated in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after its Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena resigned.
And the Prime Minister of Nepal was forced to resign.
Everyone is happy.
Everyone is cheerful.
Everyone is celebrating.
So how did it happen?
And could this movement grow and spread even further this year?
From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, DC.
And today on The Global Story, how social media helped spark a movement that transcended borders.
And where does this Gen Z revolution go from here?