Samik Kharel is an award-winning journalist and researcher based in Kathmandu, focusing on digital governance, tech ethics, and the societal consequences of innovation. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, The Diplomat, The Kathmandu Post, and The Record, among others.
In September 2025, Nepal experienced mass youth protests triggered by a social media ban. Facing brutal repression, young Nepalis set the country ablaze and toppled the government. Part of a broader wave of digitally organised Gen Z uprisings, the movement took lessons from other successful and failed revolutions. What comes next is an open question.
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