2025 Nepal Gen Z Protests: Social Media Ban Triggers Mass Uprising
- Event Title
- 2025 Nepal Gen Z Protests: Social Media Ban Triggers Mass Uprising
- Details
On September 4, 2025, the Nepali government banned 26 major social media platforms—including Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, X, Instagram, and Signal—for failing to register in Nepal with local representatives. The ban ignited youth-led protests rooted in deeper frustrations over corruption, wealth disparity, and government mismanagement. Clashes between protesters and security forces broke out on September 8, resulting in 76 deaths (including 22 protesters, 3 police, and 10 prisoners). More than 2,113 people were injured. The movement forced PM Oli's resignation, the lifting of the social media ban, and a transition to an interim government under Sushila Karki.
- Date
- 2025-09-08
- Category
- Social
- CMAT Significance
- High CMAT priority — landmark civic movement; questions on trigger (social media ban), casualties, outcomes, and first female PM appointment likely in GK section.