A viral video of the beloved Pokémon character sprinting away from riot police turned into an internet sensation, sparking a ...

Over the weekend, the US saw one of the biggest waves of protests recently, with 1,200 ‘Hands Off!’ rallies held across all ...

As Istanbul erupted in protests over the mayor's arrest, a Pikachu-costumed demonstrator was caught on camera fleeing riot ...

After outrunning cops in Turkey, Pikachu storms US streets. From DC to NYC, the Pokémon icon becomes an unexpected face of ...

A person dressed as Pikachu was spotted running from police with a crowd of protesters in Antalya, Turkey on Wednesday night. See the video.

The Istanbul protests exemplify 21st-century resistance, where absurdist humour disarms state repression, hyperreality ...

Protesters in Turkey have taken to the streets against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the arrest of his rival and ...

From Pikachu evolving from a Pokemon to  a symbol of Turkey’s unrest to Salman Khan's Ram Janmabhoomi watch, here are the ...

"That fact that i didn’t even know there were protests going on in turkey until someone ran around protesting in a pikachu costume shows you the power of memes," one X user wrote Thursday.

Memes, once dismissed as frivolous, now function as propaganda, wielded by both protesters and state actors. The line between organic and orchestrated protest is increasingly blurred. The Pikachu ...