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Nepal protesters set fire to parliament (Original Post) malaise Sep 2025 OP
For the record the Nepal police killed 19 anti corruption protrsters malaise Sep 2025 #1
This - across the planet malaise Sep 2025 #2

malaise

(297,951 posts)
1. For the record the Nepal police killed 19 anti corruption protrsters
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:50 PM
Sep 2025

yesterday
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78nd2zy9jgo

At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured in Nepal after demonstrations against political corruption and a government social media ban led to clashes between protesters and security forces.
Thousands heeded a call by demonstrators describing themselves as Generation Z to gather near the parliament building in Kathmandu over the decision to ban platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube, as well as over wider dissatisfaction with the government.
Nepal's Minister for Communication Prithvi Subba told the BBC police had to use force - which included water cannons, batons and firing rubber bullets.
The government has said social media platforms need to be regulated to tackle fake news, hate speech and online fraud.



malaise

(297,951 posts)
2. This - across the planet
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 07:51 PM
Sep 2025

The protests have erupted amid growing criticism of alleged corruption, and anger over perceptions that the families of the country’s ruling elite – including leading politicians – live lives of relative luxury while Nepalis struggle with a per capita income of less than $1,400 a year

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/9/9/we-want-mass-resignations-nepals-gen-z-anger-explodes-after-19-killed

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