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, by DHAR Sushovan
Seventeen years after the palace’s fall, Nepal’s fragile republic faces another reckoning. The September uprising revealed a generation’s anger and the unfulfilled promises of democracy.
Down with corruption!”
“No more lies!”
“We want jobs, not excuses!”
Barely one month ago, these (…)
, by Radical Socialist (India)
The September 2025 uprising in Nepal forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli from office and left nineteen young people dead in the streets of Kathmandu. This event requires serious analysis from those committed to real social change. While we stand with the youth who risked their lives against a (…)
, by PANDEY Shubhanga
When thousands of Nepalis in their teens and twenties descended on Kathmandu’s government district on 8 September, it was, for most, their first political experience. The immediate trigger for the protests, which had been gathering steam for several days, was a government ban on more than two (…)
, by DHAR Sushovan
When Nepal became a republic in 2008, it aroused hopes for a fundamental transformation of Nepali society. The inability of Nepal’s left parties to deliver on those hopes created a mood of discontent among young people that exploded over the last month.
Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre
It only took a few days for the situation in Nepal to abruptly shift, leading to violent riots, before the resignation of the Oli government and the appointment of lawyer Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister allowed a return to calm, with de facto power returning to the hands of the army. The (…)
, by ADHIKARI Aditya
On January 3, 2006, Kshitiz Magar, vice-commander of a battalion under the Maoist army’s Fifth Division, joined a large contingent of his comrades at Narikot in Pyuthan district. Born on December 30, 1978, in Rolpa’s Jelbang VDC, he had, like so many young people of the region, encountered the (…)
, by PANDEY Shubhanga
When, on 8 September, ‘Gen Z’ packed the streets of the government district in Kathmandu, no more was expected than a larger variation of previous demonstrations against corruption and kleptocracy in Nepal. One of the key complaints was against nepo babies, the children of politicians who flaunt (…)
, by CHATTOPADHYAY Kunal
Nepal has been in the news. Gen Z agitators, who began agitations following a ban on several social media platforms, actually had roots in public anger at corruption and display of wealth by government figures and their families, and complaints about mismanagement of public funds. This is hardly (…)
, by RANA Pranaya
There are decades when nothing happens, and then days when decades happen. Two days – 8 and 9 September – changed the face of modern Nepal, figuratively and literally. What is happening in the country now is unprecedented. The entire state apparatus has been swept away. Prime Minister K P Sharma (…)
, by BISWAS Sankha Subhra
Since 2022, a wave of movements that originated in Sri Lanka has spread across South Asia. In Bangladesh, the anti-quota movement sparked widespread protests in 2024, prompting the Sheikh Hasina government to respond with severe repression. In retaliation, individuals from various backgrounds (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Initially I was impressed by the great movement of the youth in Nepal which toppled the alliance government of Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) UML, and Nepali Congress. I was absolutely angry to the fact the CPNUML led government fired at the demonstrators killing 19 in one (…)
, by DE JONG Alex
Under the right conditions, a spark can start a prairie fire. Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. Houses of prominent politicians were attacked, the parliament set on fire and the government is in shambles. But what is (…)
, by GAUTAM Roman
After anti-corruption Gen Z protests and a deadly uprising forced the prime minister and government to resign, Nepal searches for a new politics that can jettison its failed establishment.
Nepalis don’t often pay attention to the politics of their Southasian neighbours beyond India. But when (…)
, by CHANDRA Atul, POKHAREL Pramesh
The resignation of Nepali PM KP Oli, amid massive youth-driven protests has raised many questions for the people of Nepal and its once united Left. While many have accused the uprising about merely being in response to a social media ban, the roots are much deeper.
A vehicle was set on fire (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
This statement was drafted before the uprising took a particularly destructive turn, with many people being assaulted, buildings set on fire, including hotels, and the wife of a former minister burned alive. Gen Z leaders have stated that their movement has been ‘hijacked’, which unfortunately (…)
, by KARKI Shristi
It cannot be a coincidence that after pushing bills to constrict freedom of expression and allow greater surveillance of citizens, Nepal’s government is now tightening controls on civil society.
In a series of recent moves journalists have been sued for contempt of court, imprisoned for (…)
, by SUNUWAR Dev Kumar
On June 6, 2025, in a significant move for Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued a directive requiring all levels of government—federal, provincial, and local—to create laws, policies, and programs that align with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 (…)
, by MULMI Amish Raj
Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into royalist resurgence.
Supporters greet Nepal’s former king, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, in Kathmandu in early March 2025. (…)
, by LAL Abha
C K Raut has transformed from separatist messiah to Nepali parliamentarian – but can he deliver justice for marginalised Madheshis and preserve their faith in Nepal’s young federal republic?
THE TRAILER FOR Dr CK Raut: The Passion opens with a fictionalised Raut in a navy-blue suit and red (…)
, by CHAUDHARI Brijlal, CHEPANG Biswash
The enactment of Nepal’s policy on “Construction of Physical Infrastructure Inside Protected Areas” has ignited a lot of controversy, with stakeholders, especially Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, expressing strong opposition. This amendment, initiated by Nepal’s Department of National Parks (…)
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