Nepal’s angry Gen Z protesters toppled a government, forcing India and China to rethink how they engage with a generation demanding jobs, accountability and an end to corruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/world/nepals-new-power-brokers-should-worry-china-and-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nepal #india #china #genz #democracy
At least 72 people in Nepal were killed during chaos beginning on Sept. 8 as youth rallied against a government ban on social media, with the veteran prime minister ending up stepping down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/politics/wounded-nepali-protesters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #kathmandu
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Here's our interview with Mari Nishitani about her recent #cooperative research trip to rural #Nepal where she talked with members of two women's co-ops - one led by an NGO, and the other a grassroots project founded by Dalit women. 🇳🇵
Here's our interview with Mari Nishitani about her recent #cooperative research trip to rural #Nepal where she talked with members of two women's co-ops - one led by an NGO, and the other a grassroots project founded by Dalit women. 🇳🇵
Interim Nepali Prime Minister Sushila Karki has named three figures with reformist and anti-graft credentials to her Cabinet to lead the Himalayan nation after deadly violence led to parliament's dissolution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-interim-cabinet-picks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #sushilakarki#kpsharmaoli
A former DJ and his obscure Nepalese nonprofit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country's new interim leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/activists-nepal-government-new-leaders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #sushilakarki #nepal
@span thejapantimes Arab spring → crushed. 💩
Ukrainian Maidan, squeezed over the line and going strong despite 2014+2022 invasions by russia 🥳
Hong Kong anti-dictatorship mass protests → crushed by the CCP 💩
Burma/Myanmar protests → civil war, struggling military dictatorship backed by CCP and russia 💥
Now Nepal youth/social media takeover (!) → ??
In the 1990s Nepal dumped the (Hindu) royalty, elected pro-CCP communists, became a vassal of the CCP while depending on India...
Now they're between the aggressive CCP and the hindu-nationalist India with both vying for influence/control. 💥??
(+ many more anti-regime uprisings which haven't changed the status quo)
#Ukraine#ArabSpring#Hongkong #ccp #burma #myanmar#Nepal#India
A former DJ and his obscure Nepalese nonprofit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country's new interim leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/activists-nepal-government-new-leaders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #sushilakarki #nepal
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on apprend ? #autodefensepopulaire #nepal #revoltepopulaire #10septembre
Anarchist Communist Group: Nepal: A Grassroots Uprising
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2025/09/13/nepal-a-grassroots-uprising/
In these dark and reactionary times, it is worth noting that despite the barrage of propaganda from the media controlled by the State
#Uncategorized#Asia#Nepal#Socialunrest
Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal's interim prime minister on Friday, becoming the first woman to lead the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-new-prime-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #corruption
Young people across Asia are furious. But burned buildings and trashed department stores can't be the endgame. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/11/world/gen-z-protesters-challenge-asias-old-guard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #genz #nepal #indonesia #srilanka #bangladesh #asia
I apologize for the ABBA music, that's modern social media for you. But here's a drone shot of the "#GenZ" #protests / #revolution in #Kathmandu#Nepal
What's this
#Nepali coordinating #revolution on #Discord, almost 10,000 on one conference call
They're calling it the "#GenZ" #protests. It was sparked by a crackdown on #SocialMedia but the base frustration is #corruption, #nepotism, #unemployment, and #inequality. 19 protesters were killed on Monday, I'll spare you a viewing of that video, and Tuesday #Parliament and the #SupremeCourt were set on fire. The prime minister has resigned. The government has fled.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/09/nx-s1-5535887/nepal-protests-gen-z-explained
Nepal's army took back control of Kathmandu on Wednesday after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime minister and left the parliament ablaze, enforcing a curfew and starting talks with protest leaders. Speaking on FRANCE 24 from Kathmandu, Political Scientist Chandra Dev Bhatta says that the outlook is very uncertain as protesters are divided and the movement has been hijacked by various interest groups.
#Nepal #protests#SocialMedia
on apprend ? #autodefensepopulaire #nepal #revoltepopulaire #10septembre
@TCatInReality
> ... the impoverished masses rebelling against corrupt leaders and nepokids
> ... the impoverished masses rebelling against corrupt leaders and nepokids
... also describes the China's communist revolution, but also its Cultural Revolution. It describes the Occupy movement but it also describes the alt-right. Whether it's a good things or not depends on what kind of people, groups and values are driving it.
It's hard to tell from that NYT article what the situation is in Nepal. This sheds a bit more light;
https://www.anarchistfederation.net/nepal-communications-international/
Hmmm... the impoverished masses rebelling against corrupt leaders and #nepokids
#Nepal just may be a sign of the future.
For Nepal’s Protesters, Wealthy ‘Nepo Kids’ Are a Source of Outrage https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/world/asia/nepal-protests-nepo-kids-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
A demonstrator reacts at the Parliament complex during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, #Nepal. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
jbz
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Mastodon bloqueado no Nepal
@fediadminbr
A mastodon.social encontra-se bloqueada no Nepal até aderirem às demandas legais e fiscais do país, como estar registrado com o governo local e ter regras de moderação de conteúdo.
A versão oficial das autoridades locais diz que é para "evitar a disseminação de fake news".
Grupos e organizações da sociedade civil criticaram a medida pois poderia "prejudicar o trabalho de jornalistas e o acesso das pessoas a notícias e informação".
Além da principal instância do Mastodon, redes comerciais também se encontram bloqueadas. Somente TikTok e Viber estão liberados por atenderem aos requerimentos.
🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/nepal-blocks-facebook-instagram-youtube-x-over-rule-breach-amid-censorship-concerns/
🔗 https://mastodon.social/@ashmeshedup/115146884466261593
cc @fediadminbr@a.gup.pe
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied a curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-prime-minister-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #socialmedia