In Nepal, the restrictions introduced against the background of anti-government protests due to the blocking of social networks began to weaken. Such initiatives followed the appointment of the former chairman of the Supreme Court of Sushila Karka, the head of the Provisional Government of Nepal.
According to The Kathmandu Post, the commandant hour was removed in the areas of Chitvan and Ramechhap, as well as in most regions of the capital of Katmandu, since the safety situation is normalized. However, in some parts of the capital, the prohibitions on meetings and protests are still preserved.
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Protests in Nepal
September 4, the country’s authorities limited access to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, X, Reddit and Linkedin, motivating it with untimely submitting applications for registration with the Ministry of Communications and information technology.
The ban caused mass protests in which mostly young people participated. The demonstrators opposed corruption and restrictions on access to social networks, moving to the parliament building. To accelerate protesters, the police used vodtetes, tear gas and combat cartridges. As a result of the clashes, 51 people died, more than 1300 were injured.
Despite the promise of the government to remove the blocking and statements about the resignation of the internal affairs ministers of Ramesh Lekhak, agriculture and livestock breeding of Razyat Adchikari and the water supply of Pradip Yadava, the protests did not subside. The demonstrators set fire to the houses of politicians and ministers, attacked the Central Office of the Nepal Congress in the Sanpa area, the building of the federal parliament, the Supreme Court and the two residences of Prime Minister Khadgi Pracad Sharma Olya. On September 9, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister announced the resignation of Olya.
During the riots, protesters also attacked prisons, set fire to administrative buildings and left open passages, which allowed more than 15 thousand prisoners to escape from over 25 penitentiary institutions.