How the ‘One Piece’ manga has become a global symbol of Gen Z revolt
Pacific Asia • Oct 6, 2025, 10:37 AM
1 min de lecture
Kids born between 1997 and 2012 all over the world grew up following the adventures of Luffy the pirate from the manga "One Piece". Today, members of Generation Z – or Gen Z – are adopting symbols from this manga for their protest movements. Young people from Nepal, Morocco, and Madagascar told our team how this series, about a young pirate fighting powerful elites, embodies their struggles.
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How the ‘One Piece’ manga has become a global symbol of Gen Z revolt
Pacific Asia • 10:37 AM
1 min
Kids born between 1997 and 2012 all over the world grew up following the adventures of Luffy the pirate from the manga "One Piece". Today, members of Generation Z – or Gen Z – are adopting symbols from this manga for their protest movements. Young people
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Iranian court acquits French-German national Lennart Monterlos charged with 'espionage'
Pacific Asia • 10:32 AM
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An Iranian court on Monday acquitted French-German national Lennart Monterlos who had been arrested and accused of espionage in June while cycling alone across Iran. The 19-year-old was on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip and detained during the 12-day war bet
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India: Landslides kill at least 24 in Darjeeling region, rescuers search for missing
Pacific Asia • 10:28 AM
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Rescuers were scouring India's northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling on Monday for those reported missing a day after landslides triggered by heavy downpours killed at least 24 people. Story by Laurent Berstecher and Nicolas Chamontin.
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