Nepal's Gen Z Uprising Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think
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Nearly a month ago peaceful student demonstrators protesting corruption in Nepal were shot and killed, sparking nationwide outrage. Government buildings were set in fire, leaders were forced out, and the prime minister resigned, leaving the country’s future uncertain. But that’s not how the mainstream media reported it.
Major U.S. news outlets misrepresented Nepal’s Gen Z youth movement, portraying young protesters as spoiled children upset about losing social media access, rather than as citizens fighting corruption and authoritarian suppression of free speech.
It was a lot of the same framing that the media has used over other authoritarian crackdowns on speech like the TikTok ban here in the U.S.
To break down exactly what is happening in Nepal, I brought on Bala Krishna Sah, one of the top journalists in Nepal, who writes for The Himalayan Times, the country’s number one English language newspaper. He joins me to reveal the real story, that you won’t see in western media, and to talk about why the free speech fight happening in Nepal has global implications. WATCH HERE.
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