Nepal's crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, marks the latest episode of a years-long decline of internet freedoms around the world as even ...

On Nov. 8, 2025, a sense of anxiety swept through Rangeli municipality in eastern Nepal. Social media photos appeared to show ...

Nepal has withdrawn its controversial Social Media Bill 2025 after widespread criticism and youth‑led protests against ...

Youth groups and digital rights advocates have cautiously welcomed Nepal government’s decision to withdraw a controversial ...

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned following two days of protests triggered by the government’s decision to ban some social media platforms in the country. Last week, Nepal announced a ...

On September 5, 2025, Nepal issued a ban on 26 social media platforms. The ramifications have already (and extremely obviously) outweighed any reasoning, with unprecedented Gen Z protests turning into ...

Nepal's government has lifted its ban on social media apps including Facebook and X after at least 19 people were killed yesterday during protests, The Guardian reported. "We have withdrawn the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government responded to escalating violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms with deadly force. The public outrage over the ban and the deaths of 19 ...

Nepal is the latest victim of a romanticized Western media script — the tale of a student-led “revolution” toppling a supposedly corrupt, inefficient government in a developing country. This ...

People light candles beside the words reading "Long live martyrs" during a silent tribute observing a national day of mourning in honor of those killed in clashes during recent protests, in Kathmandu, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked ...

Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at least 50 people. The Gen Z-led protests – so-called due to the predominance of young Nepalese ...