Democracy Pulse:Youth-led protests spark change in India and Albania
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30-Jul-2026
In recent weeks, the rising tide of youth-led protests across the world spread to India and Albania. Indian protestors calling for education system reform successfully pressured the country's education minister to resign, while Albanian demonstrations helped halt, at least temporarily, the construction of a luxury tourism resort on protected land. With Gen Z exhibiting greater influence on global politics by the month, Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to explore the grievances of young people in India and Albania.
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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 07/30/26
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