Ato 'Lekinawa' da Costa

students protesting in Timor-Leste

For three days, the streets of Timor-Leste's capital Dili have been filled with thousands of young protesters, led largely by Timor-Leste’s Generation Z, frustrated by perks for parliamentarians, while their generation suffers poor education and an uncertain economic future, writes Ato "Lekinawa" da Costa.