What started with a peaceful protest has up-ended Nepal in a matter of days.

Some students rallied in school uniform in what have been called the gen Z protests, calling for the government to overturn a ban on platforms like Facebook, X and YouTube from operating in the country.

Authorities responded violently, opening fire on the crowds, leaving at least 19 people dead.

The anger that saw thousands rally in defiance of a curfew a day later ran far deeper than concerns about access to Facebook and WhatsApp.

"Everybody is flying out of the country for jobs. People are facing poverty here. The roads are terrible," 22-year-old Darshana Padal told the ABC.

" Development has not been happening [because] these politicians are keeping all the money in their pockets. This is affecting our fu

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