the following statement by the Revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal was published in English on the website maoistroad.blogspot.com on September 10, 2025. We are sharing it with our readers as it appeared there and then. Red Salute!
-The Redspark Editorial Collective
A protest is being organized across the country today, organized by Gen Z, against the ban on social media imposed by the Oli-led coalition government. During the protest, police used water cannons, tear gas, charged using lathis [Translator’s note: sticks made out of wood] and bullets in various cities of the country including the Kathmandu Valley. According to various media reports, 17 protesting youths have been murdered as of 5:15 pm [Translator’s note: as we said, now the death-toll reached 19 people]. Hundreds of other youths have been injured. First of all, our Party strongly condemns the police repression and murders committed by the Oli government on the youths who were protesting peacefully. In addition, our Party strongly demands that the government of Nepal stop the police repression, provide proper compensation to the families of the deceased, and provide free treatment to the injured.
It is clear that the Oli government is becoming extremely fascist by banning social media and using force to suppress unarmed youth who protested against it. Our Party strongly opposes this. It is wrong for the government to suddenly close social media without making laws and regulating social media. Our Party demands that the ban on social media be lifted immediately.
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