(The Conversation) – From Paris and Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York, a curious banner has appeared in protest squares. With hollow cheeks, a broad grin and a straw hat with a red band, the ...

A Jolly Roger skull and bones is spreading as a symbol of protest in Indonesia - Copyright AFP DIKA A Jolly Roger skull and bones is spreading as a symbol of protest ...

The pirate flag — which stands for freedom, defiance against authority and a push for change — was previously hoisted at protests in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nepal and France In recent years, Luffy’s ...

As Nepal’s famed Singha Durbar palace went up in flames last week, protesters determined to rattle the government hung a manga flag showing a skull wearing a straw hat against the building’s ornate ...

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 "Straw Hat Jolly Roger", a pirate flag from the popular anime series "One Piece" has become a symbol of rebellion for Gen Z protesters around the world, showing ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia, and while the issues spurring them are different, the symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gen Z protests swept the world this year, pushing for political change in countries from Turkey and Indonesia ...

The Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates is flown during a protest in Rome. Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images From Paris and Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, and New York, a ...