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At least 16 demonstrators killed in Nepal during demonstrations against government corruption
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At least 16 demonstrators killed in Nepal during demonstrations against government corruption

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At least 16 demonstrators were killed after the police of Nepal had fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to spread protesters in Kathmandu who demand the government to eliminate its ban on social media and tackle corruption.
Various social media sites – including Facebook, YouTube and X – have been inaccessible since Friday in Nepal, after the government had blocked 26 non -registered platforms, making users angry and confused.
“Sixteen people unfortunately died,” Shekhar Khanal, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley police, told Agence France Presse. “About 100 are being treated, including the police.”
Many of the wounded were treated in nearby civil hospital, according to the information officer Ranjana Nepal.
“I have never seen such a disturbing situation in the hospital,” she said AFP.
“Tear gas also entered the hospital area, making doctors difficult to work”.

Swinging national flags, young demonstrators in the capital Kathmandu, started the protest with the national anthem before they have unleashed hymns against the forbidden and corruption of social media.

Young protesters gathered in the capital to put an end to corruption and the elimination of social media prohibitions. Source: MONKEY / Narendra Shrestha/EPA

The crowd then swelled in a limited area close to the parliament and pushed through barbed wire.

Violence broke out on the street as protesters blocked by the police, some of whom climbed the wall to the parliament site.
The district administration imposed an evening clock in various important areas of the city, including parliament, the residence of the President and Singha Durbar, who houses the Prime Minister’s office.

Similar protests were organized in other districts throughout the country.

What has the protests activated?

Popular platforms such as Instagram have millions of users in Nepal who rely on entertainment, news and company.
“We were activated by the ban on social media, but that is not the only reason we were collected here,” said student Yujan Rajbhandari, 24.
“We protest against corruption that is institutionalized in Nepal.”
Another student, ikshama Tumrok, 20, said she protested against the “authoritarian attitude” of the government.

“We want to see change. Others have endured this, but it must end with our generation,” she said AFP.

Police in riot equipment clashed with protesters on a street.

Violence broke out on the street as protesters loaded by the police. Source: MONKEY / EPA / Narenda Shrestha

Since the ban have been videos that contrast with the struggle of ordinary Nepalis with the children of politicians who show off luxury goods and have gone viral on Tiktok, which is still active.

“There have been movements abroad against corruption and [the government is] Afraid that could also happen here, “said Demonstrant Bhumika Bharati.
Last month, the government decided to give the affected companies seven days to register in Nepal, arrange a contact point and to indicate a resident complaint handling officer and compliance officer.
The decision came after an order of the Supreme Court in September last year.
In a statement on Sunday, the government said that it respected the freedom of thought and expression and was dedicated to “creating an environment for their protection and unobstructed use”.
Nepal has limited access to popular online platforms in the past.
The government blocked access to the telegram -reports -app in July, referring to an increase in online fraud and money laundering.
It increased a prohibition of nine months on Tiktok in August last year after the platform corresponded to comply with the Nepalese regulations.

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