"Something big is happening in remote Nepal-the first revolution not only powered by network technology but also in many respects about it. In a weeklong blaze of fury, young protesters belonging to a movement dubbed simply "Gen Z" burned the parliament, the Supreme Court building, international business headquarters, and the homes of disfavored politicians, some of whom were chased down and beaten by mobs."
"The Brahmin Communist prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, resigned, and protest leaders entered into discussions with the army, which historically answered to the monarchy, to form a new government. On September 15, one week after the start of riots that claimed at least 72 lives, mostly protesters killed by police, the dead were honored as " Gen Z martyrs." The new regime is headed, for now, by the country's first"
Young protesters in Nepal, labeled Gen Z, launched a weeklong uprising that burned parliament, the Supreme Court, corporate headquarters, and private homes, with mobs beating some politicians. Police killed at least 72 people, mostly protesters, during the riots. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned, and protest leaders negotiated with the army to form a new government. An interim regime installed Sushila Karki, the country's first woman prime minister, after an online vote held in a Discord chat room organized by a Nepali NGO with 16,000 members. Internet technology and online platforms served both as coordination tools and loci of direct democratic decision-making.
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