Nepali youth demand release of govt report into deadly uprising

Nepali youth staged a demonstration in the capital of Kathmandu on Sunday, demanding the release of findings of a probe into the deadly 2025 uprising, which forced the previous government to collapse.



At least 77 people were killed in the Sept 8-9 protests in 2025, which began over a brief social media ban but tapped into longstanding fury over corruption and economic hardship.



No one has been held accountable for the deaths.



Just days after Nepal went to the polls on March 5, interim leader Sushila Karki formed a commission to probe the violence – in which Parliament and scores of government buildings were set ablaze.



More than 200 people were questioned, including ousted former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli, and a 900-page report with an additional 8,000 pages of evidence was submitted to the commission for investigation.



“We are here seeking the report of why the incident happened, why so many youth were killed,” 26-year-old activist Sanatan Rijal.



Another activist Laxmi Ghimire, who was at the protest on March 22, said “promoting a motto of good governance will not make the country and its people feel it”.