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Kathmandu remains under curfew after Nepal’s week of violent anti-government protests left at least 34 people dead and over 1,300 injured, according to the Health Ministry. What began on 4 September as a student-led backlash against a sudden ban on 26 social media platforms has spiralled into the country’s most serious political crisis in years, forcing Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign and plunging the Himalayan nation into uncertainty over interim leadership. Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is the most popular name in Nepal now. Via Routine of Nepal Banda The youth-driven “Gen Z” movement, which mobilised against corruption and entrenched elites, has now proposed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister.  “Right now, we need an interim government, for which we have proposed the name of Sushila Karki,” protest leader Ojaswi said on Thursday, stressing that the constitution would remain in place but require amendments.  Karki, Nepal’s first female...

Nepal has descended into political and civil turmoil as violent protests led by Gen Z demonstrators erupted nationwide, culminating in the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.  Nepal erupts in protest and fire. Photo Courtesy: ChandanGoopta What began as outrage over a controversial social media blackout has now seemingly morphed into a broader youth-led uprising against systemic corruption and government authoritarianism. Protesters have a right to peacefully protest and express their frustration and outrage against corruption and the government’s restriction on the right to freedom of expression including the social media ban in Nepal. Amnesty calls for the immediate de-escalation of the… pic.twitter.com/Zm1gMO4MPn — Amnesty International (@amnesty) September 8, 2025 The protests, now in their second consecutive day, have claimed at least 19 lives and left over 250 injured, as demonstrators clashed with security forces in Kathmandu and other cities.  #Nepal...