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19 killed after police open fire on 'Gen Z protest'

Gergana Krasteva 

At least 19 people have been killed during what has been dubbed as the ‘Gen Z protest’ in Nepal and more than a dozen other apps.

Police fired live rounds at young protesters – many of them in their school uniforms – and used tear gas and rubber bullets on them, injuring another 400 people.Police used rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannon and batons against the protesters (Picture: AFP)

The services will be restored once the platforms comply with its order, the government said.

For many in Nepal, the demonstration is about the rampant corruption that has engulfed the government.

There have been several corruption cases reported in the last several years involving ministers, former ministers and high-profile officials.

Since the ban, videos contrasting the struggles of ordinary Nepalis with the children of politicians flaunting luxury goods and expensive vacations have gone viral on TikTok, which is still operating.

Protesters clash with police in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu (Picture: EPA)

Student Yujan Rajbhandari, 24, said: ‘We were triggered by the social media ban but that is not the only reason we are gathered here.

‘We are protesting against corruption that has been institutionalised in the country.’

What happened today?

Tensions had been brewing since then and today, mostly Gen Z protestors took to the streets demanding an end to corruption and the lifting of the ban.

Demonstrators try to break through police barricades in the capital (Picture: Reuters)

As some Nepalis pushed through the barbed wire and broke through the barricade outside Parliament, police began firing ‘indiscriminately’.

Iman Magar, 20, who was hit in his right arm, said: ‘I had been there for a peaceful protest, but the government used force.

‘It was not a rubber bullet but a metallic one, and it took away a part of my hand. The doctor says I need to undergo an operation.’

Sirens rang through Kathmandu as the injured were rushed to hospitals.

More than 400 people have been injured today (Picture: AFP)

Ranjana Nepal, information officer at the Civil Hospital, said: ‘I have never seen such a disturbing situation at the hospital.

‘Tear gas entered the hospital area as well, making it difficult for doctors to work.’

Reacting to the emerging reports of the deadly violence, Nirajan Thapaliya, director of Amnesty International Nepal, condemned the ‘unlawful use of lethal and less-lethal force’.

He said: ‘The protestors have a right to peacefully protest and express their frustration and outrage against corruption and the government’s restriction on the right to freedom of expression including the social media ban in Nepal.19 killed after police open fire on 'Gen Z protest'"Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered near the parliament Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered near the parliament Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered near the parliament (Picture: Reuter‘It is the obligation of Nepali authorities to respect this right in line with its commitments under international law as well as its own Constitution and protect all protesters from further harm.‘The government must genuinely listen to the legitimate demands of the youth to end corruption, deliver accountability and ensure civil liberties instead of meting out such reckless violence against them./-