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How has Gen Z uprising forced changes in Nepal? | Explainer

September 13, 2025 admin

The story so far: On September 4, 2025 in Nepal, the (then) ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)’s K.P. Sharma Oli-led government banned 26 major social media platforms, citing non-compliance with registration requirements. This triggered widespread Gen Z-led protests from September 8, with demonstrators viewing it as an attempt to silence dissent. The protests…

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‘Unconstitutional’, ‘arbitrary’: Nepal parties slam House dissolution move

September 13, 2025 admin

Taking charge: Sushila Karki visits victims injured in clashes with security personnel in Kathmandu on September 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal’s major political parties and apex lawyers’ body have strongly criticised the President’s decision to dissolve Parliament, describing the move as “unconstitutional”, “arbitrary” and a serious blow to democracy. The criticism followed Friday’s…

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Important judicial records nearly destroyed in student-led protests: Nepal Supreme Court

September 13, 2025 admin

A view of the Supreme Court building, which was set on fire by the protesters amid the violent protest against the government over alleged corruption, in Kathmandu on September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Nepal’s Supreme Court has said that important documents forming part of the country’s judicial history were nearly destroyed in the…

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Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister

September 12, 2025 admin

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s new Prime Minister and dissolved the Parliament on Friday (September 12, 2025), as days of political turmoil showed signs of abating in the Himalayan nation. He also announced fresh elections on March 5, 2026. President Poudel has announced elections to the…

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Nepal protests LIVE: Nepal eases visa, exit rules for stranded foreign nationals

September 12, 2025 admin

Nakkhu Jail that ‘released’ RSP chief Lamicchane urges all escapees to surrender The Nakkhu Prison Administration has called on all inmates (both detainees and convicts) who escaped on September 9 — the second day of youth-led protests against corruption — to surrender. This is the same prison which had handed over Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)…

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Nepal’s Gen Z campaigners back Sushila Karki for interim PM

September 12, 2025 admin

Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal’s Gen Z campaigners have unanimously backed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to lead as interim Prime Minister, but the formation of the interim administration has been delayed amid disagreements over whether Parliament should be dissolved. President Ram Chandra Poudel held late-night discussions with legal…

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Nepal protests: It’s Gen Z vs ‘nepo kids’

September 10, 2025 admin

Security personnel and civilians stand near damaged structures in the aftermath of anti-government protests, near the India-Nepal border, in Banke district, Nepal, Wednesday, on September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Ranju Darshana, a socio-political activist from Kathmandu, is anxious and furious. “Of course there is a lot of anger against the Nepo Kids. They…

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Protesters on violent Gen Z protests in Nepal

September 9, 2025 admin

An injured protester is taken to the hospital by his friends during a protest in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A sense of unease prevails in Nepal on a day when violent protests marred the capital. Eyewitnesses said that the public rage was…

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