KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 8

A young Gen Z protester holds a placard in front of a torched vehicle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 8, 2025.

Demonstrators rallied against corruption and the government's social media shutdown, while security forces responded with tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets.

The violence left 19 protester dead and hundreds injured.

Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times