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Police kill at least 17 in Nepal during unrest over social media regulation

Police kill at least 17 in Nepal during unrest over social media regulation
world9/8/2025

Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media that blocked some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire Monday on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media that blocked some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube. At leas... [2460 chars]