Posted on September 9, 2025
Nepal has raised its prohibition of social networks one day after the protests became mortal, with at least 19 people killed by security forces when protesters joined the Internet restrictions and government corruption.
Police fatally fired 17 people in Katmandu, cordination to spokesman Shekhar Khanal, with two additional deaths reported in the Sunscari del Estepal district. The officers deployed rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons and canes when the protesters broke the barriers of spike wire that tried to reach the Parliament.
Approximately 400 people suffered wounds, including more than 100 police officers. Interior Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigned after violence.
“He had been there for a peaceful protest, but the government used force,” said Iman Magar, 20, who was beaten in his right arm. “It was not a rubber bullet but a metallic, and went to a part of my hand. The doctor needs to undergo an operation.”
Emergency vehicles ran to the wounded to hospitals through the city. “I’ve never seen such a disturbing situation in the hospital,” said Ranjana Nepal, information officer at the Civil Service Hospital. “The tear gas entered the hospital area too, which makes doctors work.”
The prohibition of social networks caused a generalized anger, partly among the younger Nepali that depend on these communication platforms. Amnesty International reported that the authorities used live ammunition against protesters, while the United Nations requested transparent investigation.
Millions of Nepali platforms such as Instagram for entertainment, news and commercial purposes. “It’s not just about social networks, it is confidence, corruption and a generation that refuses to remain silent,” wrote the Katmandú Post newspaper. “The Z generation grew with smartphones, global trends and promises of a federal and prosperous Nepal. For them, digital freedom is personal freedom. Cutting access feels like silencing a whole generation.”
Nepal has previously restricted online platforms, blocking the telegram in July about fraud concerns and implementing a nine -month Tiktok ban that ended last August when the company agreed to comply with local regulations.
