"It may be too soon to say whether the events of the past week in Nepal, the poor but rapidly developing Himalayan nation of 30 million, will amount to a genuine revolution. But what is certain is that much of the national government's physical infrastructure in Kathmandu-including the Parliament building, the Prime Minister's office and other key ministries, and the Supreme Court-now lies in charred ruins."
"On Friday night, after days of nationwide upheaval in which at least 70 people were killed-many of them young anti-corruption protesters-and the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the respected jurist Sushila Karki was sworn in as interim prime minister following tense negotiations mediated by the chief general of Nepal's Army. Parliament was then immediately dissolved (a move some are calling unconstitutional), and Karki, a former chief justice and now the first woman to be prime minister of Nepal, quickly called new elections for March 5"
Widespread protests in Nepal escalated into violent unrest that left key government buildings in Kathmandu burned and destroyed. At least 70 people were killed during days of nationwide upheaval, many of them young anti-corruption protesters. A near-total social media ban on September 5 spurred Gen Z organizers, including Hami Nepal, to mobilize large demonstrations on September 8 using VPNs. A peaceful youth rally was infiltrated by older, more radical elements and turned destructive. After the unrest and the prime minister's resignation, Sushila Karki was sworn in as interim prime minister, Parliament was dissolved, and new elections were called for March 5.
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