Revolution, Live: Nepal's Gen-Z uprising
Author: Alex McDonald Black smoke rose over Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, at the beginning of September. The sight of burning buildings, young people sprinting through the streets, and a heavy police presence flooded social media feeds. Media outlets quickly dubbed it the “Gen-Z revolution.” The uprising was triggered by then–Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli’s attempt to ban twenty-six social media platforms, but its roots ran much deeper. Photo source: The New Yorker, Kapil Komiredd,...