(9 Sep 2025)
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Kathmandu, Nepal – 9 September 2025
1. Various of protesters atop vehicles, shouting, celebrating, holding Nepalese flags
2. Mid of Nepalese flag in the wind
3. Mid of protesters atop a vehicle with a man holding a gun
4. Various of protesters on vehicle and in the street
5. Various of protesters setting fire to a building, shouting slogans
6. Various of building, items and vehicle on fire
STORYLINE:
Nepal’s prime minister resigned Tuesday as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his government and accusations of corruption among the Himalayan country’s political elite.
The resignation appeared to have little effect on the demonstrations. Tens of thousands of protesters remained on the streets late in the day, blocking roads, storming government buildings and setting them on fire.
A day earlier, demonstrations led by young people angry about the blocking of several social media sites gripped the country’s capital, and police opened fired on the crowds, killing 19 people.
The ban was lifted Tuesday, but the protests continued, fueled by rage over the deaths and growing frustration with the political elite in the nation wedged between China and India.
As the protests intensified, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli announced he was stepping down. The president accepted the resignation and appointed Oli to lead a caretaker government until a new one is in place — though it was unclear what power he would wield or even where he was.
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