Kathmandu, Nepal (AP) – Police in Kathmandu launched fire on Mondays on protesters who proved against the government ban on social media, killed at least eight or more injured dozens.
Six people died in the BIR hospital and two more in a civil hospital, Kantipur said and quoted doctors in hospitals in Kathmandu.
Dozens more were injured when the police were shooting at protesters who tried to attack the parliament building. They were treated in half a dozen hospitals in Kathmandu.
This is the update of the news. Below is the AP earlier story.
Kathmandu, Nepal (AP) – Dozens of thousands of protesters took on to the streets of the capital Nepal on Monday to vent their anger against the decision of the authorities Most social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube and said that companies have not registered and submitted to government supervision.
The protesters promoted barbed wires and forced the riots to retreat when they surrounded the parliament building. Police burned tears and water cannon, but were exceeded to seek safety inside the parliament complex.
The situation remained tense and the government announced a ban on walking on Monday around parliament, government secretariat, presidential house and key parts of the city.
“Stop a ban on social media, stop corruption not social media,” the crowds sang, waving red and blue national flags. Monday’s assembly was called the protest gene Z, generally referring to people born between 1995 and 2010.
About two dozen platforms of social networks that are widely used in Nepal have been repeatedly issued a notice of official registration of their companies in the country, the government said. Those who did not register were blocked since last week.
Tiktok, Viber and three other platforms have registered and worked without interruption.
This step of the authorities came when the government sent a bill for a debate in a parliament who wants to ensure that social platforms are “properly managed, responsible and responsible”. This includes a company’s request to appoint a liaison office or point in the country.
The bill was widely criticized as a tool for censorship and punishment of government opponents who expressed their protests online. Groups of rights called this by the government’s attempt to reduce freedom of expression and violations of fundamental rights.
Nepal in 2023 forbidden video sharing app Tiktok For disruption of “social harmony, good will and spread of rude materials”. The ban has been canceled last year After the tiktoku Managers undertook to observe local laws. They include a ban on pornographic sites approved in 2018.
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