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The United Nations has called for an immediate investigation of 17 deaths in a demonstration forcibly dismantled by the police in Nepal.
“We are shocked by the death and injuries of demonstrators in Nepal and call for a quick and transparent investigation,” said Robin Samdasani, a representative of the UN UNKB.
At least 17 people were killed, and dozens were injured during the forcibly suppressing of protest rallies to Kathmandu on the occasion of blocking the places of social networks that turned into mass demonstrations against the Nepal government.
Last week, the government ordered the exclude 26 platforms of social networks, including Facebook, YouTube, X and Linkedin, because they did not complete the licensing process for the period, which led to discomfort and rage in millions of users.
On Monday morning, thousands of young people took to the streets of Kathmandu, asking the authorities to remove the exclusion of social networks, while condemning corruption, which, as they say, freely multiploting country of Gimalaev.
The episodes erupted when the security forces prevented the protesters from approaching parliament and used guns of water, globe and tear gas to reflect the crowd.
Amnesty International called for “independent and impartial investigation” regarding the security forces of security forces, confirming complaints about the use of real fires by the police.
The press secretary of the police said only about “tear gas and water guns” against the protesters, confirmed the number of dead (17) and mentioned about 400 wounded, including 100 police officers.
Why were social networks prohibited?
The Government of Nepal called on the company to appoint a communications office or a point in the country. He filed a bill to the parliament, which is aimed at ensuring that the platforms of social networks were responsible for the content.
The bill, which has not yet been completely discussed in parliament, was widely criticized as a tool for censorship and punishment of those who grow their votes on the Internet. Human rights organizations described this as an attempt by the government to limit the freedom of expression and violate the basic rights of citizens.
Government officials said that it is necessary to adopt laws to monitor social networks and provide responsibility for both users and administrators, and liability administrators for posts on these platforms.
The protesters crossed the barbed wire and forced the police to retreat in the parliament complex. In the end, the police opened fire on protesters.
The situation remained intense, and the government announced the ban on Monday in parliament, the government secretariat, the president’s residence and the key parts of the city.
“Stop the ban on social networks, stop corruption, and not on social networks,” the crowd shouted outside the parliament, waving the country’s red and blue flags. On Monday, the protest was called Gen Z, usually referring to people born from 1995 to 2010.
According to the government, dozens of social networks widely used in Nepal have repeatedly received notification of the official registration of companies in the country. Those who did not do this were blocked from last week.
Tiktok, Viber and three other platforms were registered and operated without a break.
Nepal in 2023 prohibited the use of Tiktok video exchange for the spread of “social disharmony, goodwill and the spread of obscene material.” The ban entered last year after the promises of Tiktok leaders to observe the national law. They include a ban on porn sites that voted in 2018.