The protests that rocked Nepal were about more than a social media ban. The economy is so dire that for many, going abroad seems the only way to build a future. By Anupreeta Das Anupreeta Das spoke to ...

On the morning of September 6th, a black S.U.V. carrying a provincial minister from Nepal’s ruling party ran over an eleven-year-old girl, Usha Magar Sunuwar, outside her school in the city of ...

Kunda Dixit, one of Nepal’s top journalists, talks about the stunning turn of events in the South Asian nation and how its society reached the boiling point. People celebrate and take pictures after ...

Nepal’s government collapsed this week following an ill-advised attempt to ban social media outright. The lifting of the social media ban on Monday was unable to quell a surge in anger. Youth-led ...

Nepal is in turmoil. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepped down this week after protests against corruption and a controversial social media ban spiraled into the country’s worst unrest in decades. At ...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — 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’s prime minister resigned Tuesday after protesters set fire to homes of the country’s top political leaders during violent demonstrations against a ban on social media platforms and government ...

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course. By Jenny Gross When Nepal’s government blocked access to ...

Police in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu opened fire Monday on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media platforms, killing at least 17 and wounding dozens more, according ...

Nepal has made a dramatic U-turn, reversing a social media ban imposed last week after the decision sparked nationwide “Gen Z” protests that reportedly left at least 19 people dead. The ban, which ...

Nepali student protestors clash with police over a recent social media ban in Kathmandu. Credit: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protests erupted in Nepal on Monday after a controversial ...