Political crisis in Nepal following deadly protests: Live Updates
PM K.P. Sharma Oli and several other ministers have quit after a standoff with youth protesters at anti-corruption rallies led to 22 deaths
Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and three ministers have resigned after deadly protests over alleged government corruption left multiple people dead in the capital, Kathmandu.
The mass protests have descended into outright violence targeting former members of the Nepalese government. Law and order in the country’s capital, Kathmandu, seems to have broken down and former senior members of the government are reportedly being paraded and beaten in the streets. The headquarters of the country's largest media group are in flames and senior army figures have called for calm.
The demonstrations, led mainly by people in their late teens and early 20s, erupted on Monday after authorities banned 26 major social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X. The protests turned violent, with 22 confirmed dead in Kathmandu and about 500 injured, including more than 100 police officers.
While the government revoked the ban on Tuesday, the violence has continued. Protesters have reportedly stormed the Nepalese parliament and set it on fire, and attacked the Nepali Congress office as well as the homes of several senior politicians.
09 September 2025
17:34 GMT
No Russian citizens have been injured in the protests, according to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. The situation around the country’s embassy in Kathmandu remains calm, it added.
“The Russian side stands for a peaceful resolution of the internal political crisis within the framework of the national legal system and hopes for a prompt normalization of the situation in the friendly country,” the statement reads.
17:09 GMT
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he has convened a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss “the developments” in Nepal. He described the violence in the neighboring country “heart-rending,” expressing deep anguish over the loss of young lives. “The stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to us. I humbly appeal to all my brothers and sisters in Nepal to support peace,” Modi wrote on X.
16:09 GMT
Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, the wife of former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, has died from injuries sustained after protesters set fire to their home, a source in the Russian Embassy in Nepal has told RT. She had been hospitalized with severe burns.
16:00 GMT
Video circulating on social media shows the shocking aftermath outside Nepal’s parliament building after it was set ablaze during violent protests. The footage shows blackened walls, fires still burning, thick smoke rising from the devastated structure, and crowds of people gathered around.
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