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Gen Z protesters are flying this pirate flag. Here's what it means.

Young people are attending anti-government protests around the world beneath the banner of a fictional pirate flag from a ...
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Why Gen Z Protesters in Nepal Are Flying the ‘One Piece’ Pirate Flag

Nepal’s capital saw an unusual image during recent unrest: a pirate flag from the Japanese manga One Piece hanging on the gates of the Singha Durbar palace as the historic site burned. The flag, ...
Time

In Indonesia, Authorities Are Divided on How to React to People Flying the ‘One Piece’ Flag

Along Indonesia’s city streets and country roads, the Southeast Asian nation’s red-and-white flag isn’t the only one you may see waving from cars, homes, and hands ahead of its Independence Day on ...
The Conversation

From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance

Nuurrianti Jalli is affiliated with Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore as Non Residential Visiting Fellow for Media, Technology and Society Program. From ...
THE WEEK

How the One Piece manga flag became a Gen Z resistance symbol

A three-decade-old manga symbol may seem an unlikely rallying cry for disaffected young people in 2025, but the “One Piece” pirate flag has been at the forefront of recent protests against government ...