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Social media shutdowns and corruption, 19 dead in violent protests in Nepal

2025-09-08 17:24:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Social media shutdowns and corruption, 19 dead in violent protests in Nepal
Protests in Nepal

Authorities say 19 people have been killed in unrest in Nepal, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger over social media shutdowns and corruption.

Some of the protesters, mostly young, forced their way into the parliamentary complex in Kathmandu by breaking a barricade, a local official said, setting an ambulance on fire and throwing objects at rows of riot police guarding the legislature.

"The police fired indiscriminately," one protester told the ANI news agency. "(They) fired bullets that didn't hit me, but hit a friend who was standing behind me. He was hit in the hand."

More than 100 people, including 28 police personnel, were receiving medical treatment for their injuries, police officer Shekhar Khanal told Reuters. Protesters were transporting the injured to hospital on motorbikes.

Two other people were killed when protests in the eastern city of Itahari turned violent, police said.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the riots, which erupted after thousands of youth, including many wearing school or college uniforms, took to the streets earlier on Monday.

Many of them carried flags and banners with slogans such as "Shut down corruption, not social media," "Lift the ban on social media," and "Youth against corruption," as they marched through Kathmandu.

Organizers of the protests, which have spread to other cities in the Himalayan country, have called them “Generation Z demonstrations.” They say the protests reflect widespread frustration among young people with government actions to fight corruption and increase economic opportunity.

"This is the protest of the new generation in Nepal," another protester told ANI.

A government decision to block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, last week has sparked anger among young people. About 90% of Nepal's 30 million people use the internet.


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