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Nepal

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown

At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on Sept. 8 and 9, 2025, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Nepal ex-rapper's party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests

The election has been dominated by Balendra Shah, the former mayor of Kathmandu, the capital, whose rap music critical of the establishment gained him near-rockstar-like fame on social media.

Middle East and Africa 5 months ago

PREMIUM
A kaleidoscopic reflection of 2025

A year marked by war, disaster, political rivalry and rare moments of wonder, captured through images from around the world.

Academia 6 months ago

Managing transitions: Philippines to Bangladesh

Like development models, protest movements are not portable. Conditions that make them plausible or even necessary in one society may be absent in another.

Academia 8 months ago

PREMIUM
Gen Z mobilized, protests spread across the world

Young people across the world, who appear to be inspired by the Gen Z movements in Indonesia and Nepal, have continued demonstrations against their governments in recent weeks.

Academia 8 months ago

How a manga flag turned into resistance symbol

The spread of the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hats Pirates is an example of how Gen Z is reshaping the cultural vocabulary of dissent.

Academia 9 months ago

PREMIUM
Nepal’s Gen Z revolt: The economic lesson for democracies

The violent protests in Nepal demonstrate that democracy and development are inherently intertwined, and that governments must balance the dual goal of economic growth and shared prosperity.

Academia 9 months ago

Nepal in crisis: From protest to political reckoning

Young people must be given a chance to help rebuild democratic systems, their demands must be addressed.

Asia & Pacific 9 months ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia repatriates citizens after deadly Nepal protests

The Foreign Ministry is repatriating Indonesian nationals in batches from Nepal following the deadly anti-government protests in the Himalayan country last week, while advising citizens to postpone plans to visit the country despite the situation beginning to stabilize.

Asia & Pacific 9 months ago

Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister

The announcement came just hours after Paudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to lead the country, following the deadly "Gen Z"-led anti-graft protests that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.

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