Social media plays a major role in empowering youth as it did in the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal. But its role in protest ...

At least 19 people were killed and over 100 injured in clashes with security forces after thousands of young people in Nepal took to the streets on Monday to protest against corruption and a ...

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The demonstrations in Nepal over government corruption and restrictions to apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook were driven by ...

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Protesters capture Singha Durbar, which housed the office of the former Prime Minister and other ministries, amid raging Gen Z protests against corruption and a social-media crackdown, in Kathmandu, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption. Khadga Prasad Oli said he was stepping down ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - At least 19 people in two cities died on Monday in Nepal's worst unrest in decades, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters ...

Anup OJHA AFP Sep 8, 2025 Sep 8, 2025 Updated Sep 9, 2025 At least 19 people were killed Monday when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal demanding the government ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked ...

Youth protesters in Nepal are in the global spotlight for their angry response to the government's sweeping social media ban in an apparent attempt to silence their dissent. The government's actions ...