Nepal Sets Mar. Elections
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Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal are expressing anger at authorities for not addressing their concerns
Nepal’s government has faced violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms, leading to police use of deadly force and the resignation of the prime minister
Anti-government protests in Nepal on Monday, which followed a ban on social-media apps, were met with deadly force by riot police. Reacting to that violence, demonstrators returned the next day, burning many government buildings and forcing the prime minister to resign.
As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world's poorest countries.
What began as a Gen Z-led social media movement against the lavish lifestyles of “Nepo Kids” led to the ousting of a prime minister and the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in years.
Young protesters in Nepal who forced the resignation of prime minister KP Sharma Oli this week have turned to cleaning Kathmandu ’s streets after days of violent unrest left the capital littered with debris.
Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was the choice of the student protesters whose mass rallies led to violent clashes and toppled the government.
Nepal is in turmoil. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepped down this week after protests against corruption and a controversial social media ban spiraled into the country’s worst unrest in decades. At least 22 people were reportedly killed as police used tear gas, water cannons, and live rounds on demonstrators in Kathmandu and other cities.
Nepal has seen dangerous protests in the past few days, which led to the resignation of prime minister KP Oli and home minister Ramesh Lekhak