Nepal’s protests to cancel the embargo of social media, which sparked the resignation of the sudden Prime Minister

Kathmando The Prime Minister announced in Nepal K. Protests against a ban that has been deduced since then on many major social media Platforms. On Monday, the clashes between young demonstrators and the police turned into violence, and according to what was reported, the police killed 19 people.

The demonstrators in the capital of Nepal challenged the curfew on Tuesday to continue to vent their anger in the government a day after the deadly campaign.

The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government be a ban on social media and corruption processing, although the applications allowed to return online.

Katmandu Chekhar Khanal police spokesman said that several groups refused to volunteer the curfew on Tuesday, and France Presse told the street demonstrators in many areas, including “fire and attacks.”

Some have targeted the characteristics of politicians and government buildings, according to a photographer of Agence France -Presse and local media reports. According to the Associated Press, the role of the leader of the largest political party in the country, and the Congress Nepalese, along with President Ram Chandra Bodel, Interior Minister Ramish Legeck and the leader of the Communist Party in Nepal, was among those who caught fire. Also, a private school owned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs was also shot.

The Prime Minister, 73, ordered the investigation of violence, and said on Tuesday that he would head the talks of all parties in an attempt to achieve a “useful conclusion” of violence. But after a long time later, the local media said he was stepping down, and Reuters news agency cited Brakash Silwal that it confirmed the news.

The Minister of the Interior resigned on Monday, according to a government statement, while two other members of the cabinet resigned on Tuesday, according to the Nepalese media.

“The social media platforms, which were among the demands of General Z”, have been opened, referring to young people between the ages of their twenties who led the protests, “said the Minister of Communication, Prithvi Soba Gurong, told AFP.

What are the protests in Nepal?

The social media that fueled by the current anger in the government in a country with the swelling of the youth. People between the ages of 15 and 40 are approximately 43 % of the population, according to government statistics-while unemployment is about 10 % and the gross domestic product is only 1447 dollars, according to the World Bank.

The slogans demanding accountability from the authorities were an advantage in the protests.

“Nearly 20 people were killed by the state-and this indicates the size of the police brutality,” said Yujan Rajabandari, a 23-year-old student, who participated in the demonstrations one day before, on Tuesday. “The government … must take responsibility for the lives that have been lost.”

Several social media – including Facebook, YouTube and X – on Friday in the Himalaya nation, which includes 30 million people, were banned, after the government cut off its arrival to 26 platforms it said it failed to register as required. In addition to the official registration, the government asked the platforms to publish a local contact in Nepal.

Amnesty International said that live ammunition was used against the demonstrators on Monday, and demanded the United Nations to conduct a quick and transparent investigation.

On Monday, police in Kathmandu clashed with the crowds when the demonstrators pushed the barbed wire and tried to storm a restricted area near Parliament. Police said seventeen people were killed in Kathmandu, and two others in the eastern region of Sanzari, according to the local media.

The police said about 400 people were injured, including more than 100 police.

Since Friday, the videos that contradict the conflicts of the ordinary Nepalese with the children of politicians boast of luxury goods and expensive sticks have become viral on Tiktok, which were not banned.

Common platforms like Instagram have millions of users in Nepal who rely on them for entertainment, news and business. Others depend on messaging applications.

“This is not only related to social media – it is related to trust, corruption and a generation that rejects silence,” wrote the Kathmandu Post newspaper. “General Z grew up with smartphones, global trends, and the prosperous federal promises of Nepal.”

“For them, digital freedom is personal freedom,” the newspaper said. “The arrival cut seems to silence a whole generation.”

Nepal is restricting access to famous online platforms in the past, including Telegram in July, noting an overwhelming online fraud. It lifted a nine -month ban on Tijook last year after the platform agreed to comply with the Nepalese regulations.