Over 13,000 prisoners escape during Gen Z protests in Nepal, prompting government alerts and prisoner notices.
Around 540 Indian nationals serving time in various prisons across Nepal have been absconding ever since the Gen Z protests, the Department of Prison Management said on Sunday (October 12, 2025).
More than 13,000 prisoners escaped from various jails of Nepal during the second day of anti-government Gen Z protests on September 9.
Nepal protests: Unprecedented protests in Nepal by youth against social media ban turn violent, leaving 19 dead and 100 injured.
The government retreated from the ban amid anger over violent dispersal of demonstrators protesting graft, inequality and social…
Protesters are agitating against corruption and a ban on major social media platforms.
Young protesters are demanding the government lift its social media ban and tackle corruption.
SSB apprehends 63 Nepal prison escapees along India-Nepal border, including woman, amid Himalayan crisis.
Gen Z protesters in Nepal tell the BBC of their pride and heartbreak after last week's momentous protests.
