Hundreds protest Nepal's eviction of landless squatters as activists face police crackdown
Police arrested Gen Z activists after the eviction drive displaced more than 15,000 people and left dozens of families still waiting for resettlement.
- On Sunday, hundreds of protesters marched in Kathmandu, Nepal, challenging Prime Minister Balen Shah's government over the eviction of landless squatters without providing alternative housing.
- The demonstrations follow an April campaign that displaced more than 15,000 people from around 2,600 families, with tensions escalating after flooding hit a government-run holding center in Kirtipur on Friday night.
- Public anger intensified following the death of 25-year-old ride-sharing driver Ganesh Nepali last week, who set himself on fire after Kathmandu Metropolitan City Police impounded his motorcycle outside the Department of Passports in Tripureshwar.
- Police baton-charged and arrested youth-led Gen Z activists on Saturday, drawing condemnation from Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa, while senior advocate Raju Chapagain argued the law does not authorize municipal police to use "physical coercion."
- More than 60 families remained in holding centers as of Thursday, defying the government's July 6 eviction deadline, while protesters demand the resignation of Shah and an end to forced squatter evictions.
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Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday to protest against the government's eviction of squatters without a resettlement plan, in what is emerging as the first major public challenge for Prime Minister Balen Shah's government. The demonstrations, which began as protests against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Police over eviction drives, have intensified in recent days after floods hit a government holding c…
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Times of IndiaHundreds protest Nepal's eviction of landless squatters as activists face police crackdown
Hundreds protested in Nepal's capital against the government's eviction of landless families. Youth activists assessing flood-hit squatters faced police action and arrests. This unrest follows a government drive which displaced over fifteen thousand people. Many families remain displaced and refuse to leave temporary holding centers. Public anger over the treatment of squatters and activists continues to grow.
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