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Fourteen persons were killed and more than 50 injured in Nepal’s Kathmandu after protests against a government ban on social media platforms turned violent on Monday, reported the Kathmandu Post.
On Thursday, the Nepali government banned 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying they had failed to register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
The move followed a Supreme Court order in August that required all platforms to register before operating so authorities could monitor “unwanted content”.
On Monday, protesters in Kathmandu tried to storm parliament, Reuters reported.
Some briefly entered a restricted area, prompting police to fire tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition, according to the Kathmandu Post.
PHOTOS: Gen Z protest in Kathmandu against corruption and ban on social media platformshttps://t.co/PXmcW4rbv1 pic.twitter.com/EKKkmYQg7v
— The Kathmandu Post (@kathmandupost) September 8, 2025
Ten protesters are in a critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head and chest, the newspaper quoted Dr Dipendra Pandey of National Trauma Centre as saying.
Two journalists were among those injured.
A curfew has been imposed from 12.30 pm to 10 pm in Kathmandu, including in the Singha Durbar area, which houses the prime minister’s office and other ministries, Reuters quoted the Kathmandu district office as saying.
The demonstrations on Monday were referred to as the protest of Gen Z, generally referring to persons born between 1995 and 2010.
Several students in school and college uniforms had joined the protest, shouting slogans such as “Shut down corruption and not social media” and “Youths against corruption”, Reuters reported.
Police said similar protests were reported in Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Pokhara.
VIDEO | Kathmandu: Tensions erupt in Nepal’s capital after a government-imposed social media ban, sparking massive public outrage. Protesters clashed with security forces, wielding posters and banners demanding freedom of expression. Heavy police deployment reported across key… pic.twitter.com/r3qyHs1j3t
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 8, 2025
The ban on social media platforms has triggered criticism of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) government led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The Opposition Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) described the ban as “objectionable” and warned that shutting down social media could throw the country into disarray.
This article first appeared on Scroll.in
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