Another 200 or more were injured during demonstrations, The New York Times reports based on local news accounts. Police used rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse protesters who occupied a security building, witnesses told The Times. Nepal blocked 26 social media platforms that did not register with the government. [Link: At Least 12 Are Killed in Nepal in Protests Over Social Media Ban | https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/world/asia/nepal-protests-gen-z-social-media.html | The New York Times]
Another 200 or more were injured during demonstrations, The New York Times reports based on local news accounts. Police used rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse protesters who occupied a security building, witnesses told The Times. Nepal blocked 26 social media platforms that did not register with the government.
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Nepal’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung said the ban was ‘withdrawn’.
A Kathmandu District Administration Office spokesperson says police used water cannon, batons and rubber bullets.
Thousands had taken to the streets demanding that the government lift the ban and tackle corruption.
At least 200 others have been injured in demonstrations against the ban and alleged government corruption
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