14 people dead in Nepal protests 'Social Media Ban'

Thousands of protesters on Monday hit the streets in Kathmandu to protest against the Nepal government's ban on social media platforms including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. 

The protest turned violent after protesters clashed with the security forces, surrounded and entered Parliament in New Baneshwor after jumping barricades.

Security forces responded with tear gas and water cannons. Reports said at least 14 people have died in the



clashes.

“Stop the ban on social media, stop corruption not social media,” the protesters chanted, waving the red and blue national flags. Monday's protest rally was described across reports as the protest of Gen Z, generally referring to people born between 1995 and 2010.

The protesters, part of what reports described as a 'Gen Z protest', took to the streets of Kathmandu on Monday to raise voice against the government order of banning 26 social media apps and sites, including X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.