In recent years, struggles for justice, peace, and democracy around the world have been articulated through protests. Whether in Iran, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Tunisia, or the United States, this form of political participation challenges the status quo. Rising forms of autocratic rule, democratic backsliding, and right-wing populism underscore the urgency of protesters’ demands. Often overlooked in mainstream accounts, however, is the role of feminists in driving forward liberatory demands for new social contracts (Sen and Durano 2014). One recent example of this is the role that the Feminist Coalition played in the Nigerian #EndSARS protests, mobilizing against years of police brutality and impunity (Nwakanma 2022). Confronted with physical harm and even death, these feminists and their fellow protesters have strategized and theorized a vision for a better world (Nazneen and Okech 2021; Tamale 2020).

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在非洲的抗议活动中以女权主义者和女权主义为中心

近年来，世界各地争取正义、和平与民主的斗争已通过抗议活动表达出来。无论是在伊朗、尼日利亚、波兰、塞内加尔、突尼斯还是美国，这种政治参与形式都在挑战现状。独裁统治形式的兴起、民主倒退和右翼民粹主义凸显了抗议者要求的紧迫性。然而，在主流观点中经常被忽视的是女权主义者在推动新社会契约的解放需求方面的作用（Sen 和 Durano 2014）。最近的一个例子是女权主义联盟在尼日利亚#EndSARS 抗议活动中发挥的作用，动员起来反对多年的警察暴行和有罪不罚现象（Nwakanma 2022）。面对身体伤害甚至死亡，