Nepal protests

Nepal’s Gen Z protests have led to an uncertain political transformation

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On September 4, the government of Nepal, headed by then-prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli, banned 26 social media platforms from being accessed within the country. The government introduced the ban for platforms that did not register themselves with the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. However, the ban was seen as more than a registration issue as it sparked widespread outrage over deeper socioeconomic issues in the country, such as corruption.  The Peak interviewed Dr. Rupak Shrestha, an assistant professor at SFU’s school of international studies, on…

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