Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protests
Prakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.
He had no idea on that day in Kathmandu that the demonstration would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which has led to the toppling of the government within a day, the dissolution of parliament and appointment of a new interim prime minister, the anti-corruption hardliner Sushila Karki, by the end of the week.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/nepal-gen-z-protests-one-month-on-slow-change
Author : Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Publish date : 2025-10-11 03:00:00
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