https://www.scmp.com/rss/524582/feed The latest news and top stories on K.P. Sharma Oli. A prominent Nepali politician, he has served multiple terms as head of government, most recently from July 2024. He is also Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Oli has a long political career, including 14 years imprisonment for pro-democratic activities. He is known for his nationalist stance, strengthening ties with China and opposing India's 2015 blockade. His December 2024 visit to China as his first... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepal’s home minister stepped down on Wednesday over growing criticism of his finances after less than a month in office he won on an anti-corruption platform. Sudan Gurung, a key figure in the Gen-Z protests last September that toppled Nepal’s previous government, said he was stepping down to ensure a “fair investigation”. “I have resigned from the position of Home Minister with effect from today,” the 38-year-old posted on his social media accounts. “For me, morality is greater than a position... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3351038/nepal-minister-quits-amid-financial-scrutiny-after-just-weeks-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3351038/nepal-minister-quits-amid-financial-scrutiny-after-just-weeks-office?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:13:34 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepal’s former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protesters in September, police said. The detentions came a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his cabinet were sworn in after the first election since the 2025 uprising that toppled 74-year-old Oli’s government. “They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward according to the law,” said Kathmandu Valley... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3348224/nepals-ex-pm-kp-sharma-oli-arrested-over-alleged-role-crackdown-protesters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3348224/nepals-ex-pm-kp-sharma-oli-arrested-over-alleged-role-crackdown-protesters?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:55:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year. The 35-year-old reformist and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) dominated polls this month on a platform of youth-driven political change. “I, Balendra Shah, in the name of the country and people, pledge that I will be loyal to the constitution,” Shah said, dressed all in black, including his trademark... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3348119/balendra-shah-sworn-nepals-prime-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3348119/balendra-shah-sworn-nepals-prime-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:29:03 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari A high-level inquiry in Nepal has held former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other senior government officials responsible for criminal negligence over the shootings in last year’s deadly youth uprising that killed 76 people, as the leak of the crucial report to a local publication triggered criticisms due to its sensitive nature. The committee, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, has recommended investigation and prosecution of Oli, his home minister Ramesh Lekhak, and former Inspector... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348012/nepals-probe-deadly-uprising-finds-ex-prime-minister-officials-reckless?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348012/nepals-probe-deadly-uprising-finds-ex-prime-minister-officials-reckless?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:10 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Nepal’s prime minister-in-waiting came to power on a promise of change. Now he faces the monumental challenge of taking on a system weighed down by corruption and poor governance while meeting the towering expectations of the millions who backed him and his anti-establishment party. Balendra Shah – a rapper, engineer and former mayor of Kathmandu popularly known as Balen – handily defeated former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the election on March 5, with his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346981/nepal-voted-change-can-its-rapper-engineer-pm-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346981/nepal-voted-change-can-its-rapper-engineer-pm-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:40:30 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Nepal’s incoming government has signalled it will pursue a more pragmatic foreign policy centred on national interests, as the newly victorious Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) seeks to recalibrate relations with both China and India after years of shifting political alignments. In its election manifesto, RSP pledged to pursue “balanced and dynamic diplomacy” with both neighbours, emphasising economic cooperation, cross-border connectivity and trade while transforming Nepal from a “buffer state... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346179/nepals-new-government-signals-shift-india-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346179/nepals-new-government-signals-shift-india-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:03:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that has ruled the Himalayan nation for decades. The Rastriya Swatantra, or the National Independent Party (RSP), formed only four years ago, had already won 117 of 165 directly elected seats and led in eight other constituencies in the results published on Sunday morning by Nepal’s Election Commission. Other political parties... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3345883/nepali-ex-rapper-will-form-government-after-landslide-election-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3345883/nepali-ex-rapper-will-form-government-after-landslide-election-win?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:26 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari A 35-year-old rapper and engineer who entered politics just four years ago has beaten a former prime minister in Nepal’s crucial parliamentary election, in a contest widely seen as a referendum on a generational shift in leadership after last year’s youth uprising. Balendra Shah – the former Kathmandu mayor widely known as Balen – surged ahead of 74-year-old communist leader K.P. Sharma Oli in a race for a seat in Nepal’s House of Representatives in the eastern district of Jhapa, election... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345808/nepal-election-rapper-turned-politician-balen-shah-poised-become-next-prime-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345808/nepal-election-rapper-turned-politician-balen-shah-poised-become-next-prime-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:18:21 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Sangharsh Bhusal returned to the spot outside Nepal’s parliament building where police shot him last year. The 28-year-old still bears scars on his head, hand and abdomen from the violence that engulfed Kathmandu during Nepal’s Gen Z uprising, when thousands took to the streets demanding good governance and an end to corruption. It was here, in front of the seat of power, where many young protesters believed their voices should have been heard when gunfire rang out. At least 77 people –... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345168/young-nepalis-hope-post-uprising-election-candidates-shun-same-old-patterns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345168/young-nepalis-hope-post-uprising-election-candidates-shun-same-old-patterns?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepalese candidates launched their campaigns on Monday for next month’s parliamentary election, the first since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the previous government last year. “This election will draw the future of the country,” Sushila Karki, who is serving as interim prime minister until the March 5 vote, said ahead of the launch. The youth-led protests were triggered by a brief social media ban but were fuelled by anger at economic stagnation and an ageing elite seen as out of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3343687/campaigning-starts-nepals-first-election-deadly-anti-corruption-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3343687/campaigning-starts-nepals-first-election-deadly-anti-corruption-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:16:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah has expressed concern over the state of the country four months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government. At least 76 people were killed during the demonstrations last September, which saw four-time prime minister KP Sharma Oli ousted and replaced by former chief justice Sushila Karki in an interim capacity until elections scheduled later this year. Shah, who was deposed in 2008 at the end of a decade-long civil war, has largely refrained from... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3339506/nepals-ex-king-voices-concern-after-protests-supporters-rally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3339506/nepals-ex-king-voices-concern-after-protests-supporters-rally?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:59:38 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli gave a statement on Sunday to a government commission investigating the deadly crackdown on a youth-led uprising that toppled his government in September. Oli had previously said he would not appear before the commission, accusing it of lacking a “constitutional basis”. “He has given a statement,” commission spokesperson Bigyan Raj Sharma told reporters, adding that it happened when officials reached Oli’s residence to deliver a summons for... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3338694/nepals-ex-pm-questioned-over-protest-crackdown-which-led-overthrow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3338694/nepals-ex-pm-questioned-over-protest-crackdown-which-led-overthrow?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:12:29 +0000 Reuters Reuters Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will challenge the older parties which have dominated the Himalayan nation’s politics for over three decades, party officials and analysts said on Monday. Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular ⁠elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) or national independent party, led by a former TV host-turned politician Rabi Lamichhane on Sunday, party officials... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3337991/ex-rapper-balendra-shah-run-nepal-pm-after-youth-led-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3337991/ex-rapper-balendra-shah-run-nepal-pm-after-youth-led-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:29:41 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari As tourist numbers climb back towards record highs, Nepal is rolling out a new digital registration system to track every foreign visitor, in a move officials say will boost safety and curb visa misuse. Starting from January 1, all foreign visitors will be required to register detailed accommodation information through the government’s new digital platform, replacing the earlier system that allowed only partial disclosures. Authorities say the measure will modernise an overstretched immigration... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336654/nepal-rolls-out-tourist-tracking-system-keep-tabs-foreigners-after-protest-delays?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336654/nepal-rolls-out-tourist-tracking-system-keep-tabs-foreigners-after-protest-delays?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:00:15 +0000 Surachanee Sriyai Surachanee Sriyai When governments block or restrict access to social media, the backlash is often swift. Such actions rarely amount to mere censorship or content moderation; rather, they form part of a broader arsenal of digital repression. States now routinely deploy surveillance, disinformation, targeted arrests and disruptions to connectivity to shape the public information sphere and discourse. But the effectiveness of these measures hinges on the state’s ability to calibrate its actions, particularly in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3332863/nepal-found-out-what-thailand-already-knew-digital-repression-risky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3332863/nepal-found-out-what-thailand-already-knew-digital-repression-risky?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:00:09 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari The fires have long since been extinguished, but in Kathmandu’s devastated government district, the embers of suspicion still smoulder. Nearly two months after a Gen Z-led youth uprising swept through Nepal’s capital, forensic teams are working to uncover the origins of the infernos that gutted the country’s courts and ministries, looking for signs of deliberate arson and destroyed evidence. “The extent of the damage was quite shocking,” said Subash Chandra Baral, president of the Nepal... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3331104/nepals-protest-arson-leaves-trail-burning-questions-its-suspicious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3331104/nepals-protest-arson-leaves-trail-burning-questions-its-suspicious?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:00:15 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari One month after Nepal’s youth-led revolt redrew the political map, competing visions for the future and the daunting challenge of turning protest into meaningful reform are casting uncertainty over the country’s political future. In the wake of the September uprising, which ousted the government of K.P. Sharma Oli and left more than 70 people dead, new Gen Z factions have proliferated, defined by their deep ideological divides. Groups with names like the Gen Z Alliance, Real Gen Z Nepal and Gen... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3329434/nepals-gen-z-uprising-splinters-ideological-cracks-start-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3329434/nepals-gen-z-uprising-splinters-ideological-cracks-start-show?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:16 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari The streets of Kathmandu have quieted, but the echoes of angry young voices still reverberate through Nepal. Three weeks after Gen Z-led protests swept away the South Asian nation’s government, the new interim prime minister, Sushila Karki, faces a daunting challenge: channelling the anger of a disillusioned youth movement into lasting institutional reform while contending with constitutional constraints and the lingering grip of old elites. Karki, a former chief justice and anti-corruption... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3327225/nepals-new-leaders-race-deliver-gen-z-demands-everyones-revenge-mood?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3327225/nepals-new-leaders-race-deliver-gen-z-demands-everyones-revenge-mood?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:09 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles Mass protests swept across the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, with citizens from all walks of life venting outrage at deepening corruption, particularly over the alleged plunder of funds from flood control projects meant to shield communities from disasters. The demonstrations in cities across the country that took place on Sunday – loosely organised through social media, university groups, churches and word of mouth – marked perhaps the country’s largest protests in years... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3326439/philippine-protests-voices-mark-moral-outrage-dangerous-hopeful-period?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3326439/philippine-protests-voices-mark-moral-outrage-dangerous-hopeful-period?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:50:40 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari The marigold garlands wilted in the Kathmandu heat, draped over coffins that bore the weight of a nation’s grief. Inside one lay Mahesh Budhathoki, a young man who left home to protest against corruption – and never returned. The 22-year-old was one of dozens killed when police opened fire during mass anti-corruption protests led by Nepal’s Generation Z. At least 73 people were killed in the demonstrations, which turned violent as protesters surged towards the parliament building in the nation’s... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3326108/nepals-gen-z-count-cost-revolution-paid-blood-we-want-justice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3326108/nepals-gen-z-count-cost-revolution-paid-blood-we-want-justice?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:16:46 +0000 Maria Siow Maria Siow India can seize an opportunity to reset its ties with Nepal and strengthen regional stability following the leadership shake-up in Kathmandu sparked by the Gen Z-led protests, according to analysts. But they warn that any such move by India must avoid triggering perceptions of “big brother” interference – a legacy of its past interventions in South Asia that have pushed Nepal and Bangladesh closer to China. The recent unrest in Nepal led to the resignation of prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli last... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325775/can-india-reset-ties-nepal-sidestep-big-brother-perceptions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325775/can-india-reset-ties-nepal-sidestep-big-brother-perceptions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:30:09 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Days after some of Nepal’s largest and deadliest protests in recent memory swept through Kathmandu, many of the young demonstrators who filled the capital’s streets with anti-corruption slogans have returned – this time with brooms and bin bags instead of placards and chants. Since Wednesday, volunteers – mostly in their teens and twenties – have been seen clearing rubble, burnt debris and shattered glass from roads surrounding the federal parliament in New Baneshwar, where violence peaked... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3325635/nepals-gen-z-protesters-lead-clean-campaign-after-violent-clashes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3325635/nepals-gen-z-protesters-lead-clean-campaign-after-violent-clashes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:05:32 +0000 Vanessa Cai Vanessa Cai China’s swift recognition of Nepal’s interim government reflects Beijing’s interest in regional stability, according to analysts who said that the political transition was unlikely to have a significant impact on relations between the two countries. Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the country’s interim leader on Friday after days of tumultuous protests forced prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign earlier in the week. Karki is the first woman to hold the position as well as... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325620/nepals-political-turmoil-not-expected-have-major-impact-relations-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325620/nepals-political-turmoil-not-expected-have-major-impact-relations-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse From sparking protests that toppled the prime minister to giving young people a platform to discuss their country’s political future, social media was key to Nepal’s extraordinary uprising this week. Fuelled in part by anger over flashy lifestyles flaunted by elites, young anti-corruption demonstrators, mainly in their 20s, rallied on Monday. The loose grouping, largely viewed as members of Gen Z - the loose umbrella title of the youth protest movement – flooded the capital Kathmandu to demand... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3325310/how-nepals-nepo-kids-lit-fire-gen-z-rebellion-demanding-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3325310/how-nepals-nepo-kids-lit-fire-gen-z-rebellion-demanding-change?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 07:50:09 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Nepal has appointed former chief justice Sushila Karki as the country’s interim prime minister, creating history as the first woman to hold the position, after days of tumultuous protests. The historic move comes as Nepal’s Gen Z protesters endorsed Karki to lead following violent anti-corruption demonstrations that toppled prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and left at least 51 people dead. “It’s a very emotional moment for us,” said Aneekarma, a Gen Z who protested on Monday. “We have a woman of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325265/nepals-gen-z-protesters-back-ex-chief-justice-sushila-karki-interim-leadership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325265/nepals-gen-z-protesters-back-ex-chief-justice-sushila-karki-interim-leadership?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:43:01 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Nepal’s prime minister resigned and Indonesia’s president reshuffled his cabinet after social media fanned fatal protests in two of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partners. K.P. Sharma Oli stepped down in Nepal on Tuesday after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban and political corruption. A day earlier, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto ditched finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and other cabinet members after eight people were killed in protests... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325179/fatal-protests-upend-china-hopes-stability-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325179/fatal-protests-upend-china-hopes-stability-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:18 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen China is closely monitoring social unrest in Nepal, a strategic partner and key point in Beijing’s global infrastructure and investment initiative, following the resignation of prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli. Observers warned that Beijing should be prepared for further instability in the region, citing weak governance and potential external influence in political transitions. The unrest was initially triggered by a social media ban last week, and soon grew into a wider anti-corruption movement... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325088/beijing-weighs-risks-social-unrest-rocks-strategic-partner-nepal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325088/beijing-weighs-risks-social-unrest-rocks-strategic-partner-nepal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:44:15 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Kathmandu awoke to a drizzle on Wednesday, but it could not wash away the smouldering wreckage left by unprecedented arson and looting a day earlier that followed anti-corruption protests in Nepal’s capital. Fires consumed public institutions, historic buildings and private businesses – including the Supreme Court, the Singha Durbar government complex, the Kantipur media house and a luxury hotel – as what began as Gen Z-led peaceful protests spiralled into attacks that observers fear may be part... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325084/nepals-gen-z-accuse-people-political-agenda-chaos-capital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325084/nepals-gen-z-accuse-people-political-agenda-chaos-capital?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:14:40 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Some Nepalis in Hong Kong have expressed shock at the ongoing violent unrest in the South Asian country, while also raising concerns about the safety of their family members and the direction the nation is heading in. Several of them told the Post on Wednesday that they empathised with the youth taking to the streets in the country, but opposed the escalation in violence that was putting lives at risk. Some said they planned to show their support for those affected in Nepal, including holding a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325083/hong-kongs-nepali-community-rocked-violent-unrest-south-asian-nation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325083/hong-kongs-nepali-community-rocked-violent-unrest-south-asian-nation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:00:35 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban and mounting frustration over political corruption. “I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today … in order to take further steps towards a political solution and resolution of the problems,” Oli said in a letter to President Ram Chandra Paudel. The 73-year-old’s... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3324890/nepal-prime-minister-resigns-over-deadly-social-media-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3324890/nepal-prime-minister-resigns-over-deadly-social-media-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:01:09 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari The chants of students turned into screams in Nepal on Monday as police opened fire on unarmed protesters in Kathmandu, turning a simmering youth-led movement against corruption and censorship into the bloodiest confrontation the Himalayan republic has seen in years. By nightfall, at least 19 demonstrators had been killed by police gunfire, according to official figures, with more than 300 wounded across Kathmandu and other cities. Many of the victims were students in uniform. Videos... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324821/nepals-gen-z-revolt-turns-deadly-police-fire-protesters-killing-least-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324821/nepals-gen-z-revolt-turns-deadly-police-fire-protesters-killing-least-19?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:17:10 +0000