Youth activists in Kathmandu demand transparency as a commission’s findings into last year’s deadly protests, which killed 77, remain unpublished
KATHMANDU: Nepali youth activists staged a demonstration demanding the release of a government report into last year’s deadly uprising.
The September 2025 protests, which began over a social media ban, escalated into widespread violence over corruption and economic hardship, killing at least 77 people.
No one has been held accountable for the deaths, which occurred as parliament and government buildings were set ablaze.
Interim leader Sushila Karki formed a commission to probe the violence shortly after recent polls.
The commission questioned over 200 people, including ousted former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, and compiled a 900-page report with thousands of pages of evidence.
“We are here seeking the report of why the incident happened, why so many youths were killed,” activist Sanatan Rijal, 26, told AFP.
Another protester, Laxmi Ghimire, criticised the government’s approach to governance.
Sunday’s protest is among many in the capital recently calling for transparency from the interim administration.
Karki stated the government would publish a summary of the findings but leave implementation of recommendations to the newly elected Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
The RSP, expected to be sworn in next week, campaigned with rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah as its prime-ministerial candidate.
Shah, 35, defeated veteran four-time premier KP Sharma Oli in a dramatic political shift.
His rapid rise from Kathmandu mayor to expected prime minister marks a significant change in Nepal’s political landscape.
