Gen Z Protests: Kenya Authorities Paid Trolls to Threaten Activists, Amnesty Says

Kenya: Authorities Weaponized Social Media and Digital Tools to Suppress Gen Z Protests

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Gen Z protests: Kenya authorities paid trolls to threaten activists, Amnesty says

A widespread campaign sought to "silence and suppress" protesters, Amnesty International says.

Gen-Z Protests in Mexico or Coordinated Chaos?

The executive branch has denounced the recent anti-government demonstrations in Mexico and questioned what actors may really be behind the so-called youth uprising.

Kenya: Authorities weaponized social media and digital tools to suppress Gen Z protests

Names changed to protect identities Kenyan authorities systematically deployed technology-facilitated violence as part of a coordinated and sustained campaign to suppress Generation Z-led protests between June 2024 and July 2025 against corruption and the introduction of new tax legislation, a new Amnesty International report shows.

Abigail, the Young Woman from México who Embodies the Struggle of a Generation Betrayed by Its Government

Abigail, the Young Woman from México who Embodies the Struggle of a Generation Betrayed by Its Government On the streets of Mexico City, amidst a historic crowd of brave young people, the voice of Abigail, a woman from Morelos, rose with a clarity that shames the political class in power. Her testimony, captured during the massive Generation Z March, is not just the complaint of one citizen, but the strident cry of an entire generation that feel…

Amnesty accuses State of weaponising technology to silence dissent

Amnesty International has raised concerns over what it terms as the weaponisation of technology by the government to quell dissidents during the youth-led protests in 2024 and 2025. The organisation is now calling for the repeal of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act, calling it a weaponised tool the government is using to clamp […]