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Omaha Steve

(107,020 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2025, 10:55 AM Sep 8

Nepal police shoot and kill at least 17 people protesting a social media ban

Source: AP

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
Updated 8:33 AM CDT, September 8, 2025

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Police in Kathmandu opened fire Monday on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media, killing at least 17 people and wounding 145, officials said.

The death toll was announced by police official Shekhar Khanal. He said that 28 police officers were among the wounded, as smaller protests continued into late Monday evening.

Rallies swept the streets of Kathmandu around the Parliament building, which was surrounded by tens of thousands of people angry over the decision by authorities to block most social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube. Officials said the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.

Protesters pushed through barbed wire and forced riot police to retreat inside the Parliament complex. Police eventually opened fire at the protesters.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nepal-protest-social-media-ban-1ac9efd7d2f28783cc9f2be60edfa1da

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Nepal police shoot and kill at least 17 people protesting a social media ban (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 8 OP

Felon 45 must think this a great thing to do Pachamama Sep 8 #1

Shades of the way republicans want to govern. republianmushroom Sep 8 #2

DAMN. That's almost as sad-as-it-gets. chouchou Sep 8 #3

Authoritarianism is on the rise globally IronLionZion Sep 8 #4

Holy crap! The people aren't going to rest over this. There will be repercussions. nt Exp Sep 8 #5

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests muriel_volestrangler Sep 9 #6

What we know about Nepal anti-corruption protests as PM resigns muriel_volestrangler Sep 9 #7

Pachamama

(17,463 posts)

1. Felon 45 must think this a great thing to do

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

Sep 8

Coming to a US city (Blue State) soon near you

republianmushroom

(21,371 posts)

2. Shades of the way republicans want to govern.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:07 AM

Sep 8

Freedom, No, Disagree, you die.

chouchou

(2,344 posts)

3. DAMN. That's almost as sad-as-it-gets.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:16 AM

Sep 8

IronLionZion

(49,901 posts)

4. Authoritarianism is on the rise globally

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:22 AM

Sep 8

it's very disturbing to see it in more countries these days.

Exp

(570 posts)

5. Holy crap! The people aren't going to rest over this. There will be repercussions. nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 12:38 PM

Sep 8

muriel_volestrangler

(104,704 posts)

6. Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:32 AM

Sep 9

Nepal has lifted a social media ban after it sparked anti-corruption protests that led to clashes with police, leaving at least 19 people dead.

In the weeks before the ban, a "nepo kid" campaign, spotlighting the lavish lifestyles of politicians' children and allegations of corruption, had taken off on social media.

When the government moved to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, protests erupted with thousands of young people storming parliament in the capital Kathmandu on Monday. Several districts are now under a curfew.

A government minister said they lifted the ban after an emergency meeting late on Monday night to "address the demands of Gen Z".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98n1eg443o

Bit fucking late. Are the killers going to lose their jobs, or get charged with anything? I doubt it.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,704 posts)

7. What we know about Nepal anti-corruption protests as PM resigns

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:41 AM

Sep 9

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 21 people in police clashes with anti-corruption protesters.

His office said he had stepped down to pave the way for a constitutional solution to the massive youth-led protests over widespread allegations of corruption and sparked by a social media ban, which has since been withdrawn.

The protests turned violent as thousands – many identifying themselves as Gen Z on placards and banners – took to the streets of Kathmandu on Monday.
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The protests continued on Tuesday, with demonstrators setting fire to the headquarters of the Nepali Congress Party and the home of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. The homes of several other politicians have also been vandalised.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkj0lzlr3ro

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