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A social media crackdown sparked the revolution but government corruption set Nepal’s youth on fire

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By Martin Armstrong 

The Motive for Nepal’s Revolution

The final straw for the revolution in Nepal was the government’s attempt to stifle free speech by banning social media platforms. These events did not take place because a few kids had their tablets taken away. Extreme government corruption ran rampant for years while the elite lived luxurious lifestyles in spite of the people they ruled over. The Nepalese government attempted to prevent the people from freely voicing their growing discontent, and then, when the people attempted to protest, the government murdered over 20 school-aged children in cold blood.

The media has poorly portrayed the cause of events by calling it the “Gen Z” revolution, sparked by a social media ban, which is entirely misleading, as the culprit was corruption and poverty. One in four citizens lives below the poverty line, with the average Nepali earning $1,400 USD annually. The poorest 20% spend around 67% of their income on food, and, much like most nations, in 2025, the majority is struggling to maintain the cost of living.

Then you have over 20% unemployment among the youth. In contrast, there is a “Nepo Kid” online trend where the children of the wealthy elite flaunt their luxurious lifestyles. The hashtags #PoliticiansNepoBabyNepal, #NepoKids, and #NepoBaby began circulating online during the protests. “The leaders’ children return from abroad with Gucci bags, the people’s children in coffins,” read a placard held by a protestor. The “coffin” remark may allude to the return of deceased Nepali citizens who work as mercenaries in the Ukraine-Russia war.

The parents of these Nepo Kids are extremely corrupt and have sold out their fellow countrymen in favor of their own self-interest. Transparency International, a nonprofit connected to the World Economic Forum and World Bank, deemed Nepal as the one of the most corrupt nations in Asia. The scandals are numerous. At least $71 million USD was embezzled during the construction of the international airport in Pokhara city. The New York Times reported that Nepali government leaders were preying on the youth through a scheme where they’d promise to secure them refugee status in the United States for a fee.

In January 2025, FORMER Prime Minister Oli’s administration declared an ordinance amending 29 laws, which reversed prior Supreme Court verdicts mainly against illegal land swaps and hoarding. The ruling protected corrupt government officials facing corruption charges. National property was transferred to private ownership for the government elite. Over the summer, there was a massive scandal connected to state-run enterprises issuing fraudulent contracts. The corruption is endless, and the children of these corrupt politicians openly flaunted their family’s unearned wealth online.

The protests began peacefully. The government quickly acted to silence the voice of the people. Social media is one of the last free platforms of speech that permits people to connect instantaneously. The revolution will not be televised, but it will be live streamed across all social media platforms. As the protests grew, the government began to panic and authorities became increasingly aggressive toward protestors until tensions rose to a head and the police began shooting into the crowd. The people of Nepal watched as a young boy in his school uniform was shot in the head by the police.

Revolts are swift and violent. Fueled by anger, the people began to destroy the government at its source. The Parliament building was infiltrated and burned to the ground before Former PM Oli could issue his recognition. Thousands of people livestreamed the event. Angry mobs sought out the politicians whom they believed were responsible for their economic hardships. PM Oli’s residence in Bhaktapur was set on fire, as was the residence of President Ram Chandra Paudel. The wife of Nepal’s largest political party, who also serves as the minister of foreign affairs, was ambushed and beaten in her home. The wife of Nepal’s former prime minister was unable to flee when her home was set ablaze and burned alive. I reported how the minister of finance was chased through the streets, beaten, and paraded around in his underwear before the people tossed him into the river.

History has shown that these revolutions become extremely violent. Look at what the people did to Benito Mussolini, hanging his disfigured body in the public square. Or in France where the people executed Marie Anointenne who was known for flaunting her wealth in a perceived mockery of the poverty-stricken public. Civil unrest grows, government attempts to contain it with force, and the collective anger of the people implodes like a nuclear weapon. Violence is inevitable when the people feel unheard and have nothing to lose.

Reports are stating that certain dissenting political groups are using the revolution to push their own agenda. Former Prime Minister Prachanda went into hiding when the protests erupted and has been accused of employing bad actors to incite violence and kill his political rivals. Criminal court cases are being destroyed. Prisons have been infiltrated and hundreds of people have been released.

Franklin war v Revolution

The mainstream media is portraying this as a Gen Z protest over social media because the political elite are scared. In reality, the people collectively rose up against government tyranny and toppled the government within 48 hours. Revolutions are the product of failed governments, corruption, and the refusal of those in power to yield when the cycle has already turned against them. The youth are the first to stand up because they have no vested interest in preserving a corrupt system. They see no future in servitude to debt or a political class that only serves itself.

Nepal’s revolution is a foreshadowing of what is to come elsewhere. It is always the smaller, weaker nations that flip first, sending shockwaves through the system. This is not about left versus right, rich versus poor, or even democracy versus authoritarianism. It is about the collapse in confidence in government itself. That is the real cycle, and it is in motion now.

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In a remarkable shift, Britain’s most senior police officer is to recommend changes to the law which could allow police to “stop policing tweets” within weeks.

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The change would be a remarkable departure from the crackdown on “non-crime hate incidents,” which have seen British people given sentences of several years for remarks made online.

Rowley’s move to change the law comes alongside the UK Labour government’s proposal to introduce digital ID – which could tie access to bank accounts and work to online speech.

Return to common sense policing?

The Telegraph’s source said Rowley “is proposing a shake-up of legislation that would give officers greater discretion to use ‘common sense’ when deciding whether to record and investigate complaints about comments on social media.”

The proposed change follows the arrest of comedy writer Graham Linehan, prompting the Metropolitan Police Chief to respond.

Responding to Linehan’s arrest, Rowley said on September 3 that a return to common sense was needed as a series of high-profile arrests over “non-crime hate incidents” was undermining public trust in the police.

He said the policies of successive governments had left the police in an “impossible position” over hate speech laws.

“[O]fficers are currently in an impossible position. I have offered to provide suggestions to the Home Office on where the law and policy should be clarified.”

Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson, who was doorstepped by police last November for a tweet described as a “non-crime hate incident,” responded on September 9 by saying Rowley’s step towards defending free speech was “disingenuous” at best.

“At the risk of being arrested,” Pearson said, “I suggest Met chief Mark Rowley is a total muppet.”

Commenting on the recent arrest of comedian Graham Linehan for online speech, she added, “It is disingenuous in the extreme for the commissioner to say officers’ hands are tied in cases like that of Graham Linehan.”

Pearson explains that Linehan, famous for writing sitcoms, was arrested by five armed police after a “notorious trans activist” reported his tweets to police.

Rowley’s claim is that guidelines to police compel them to treat such appeals as crime reports, leaving no room for discretion.

Pearson then refers to the many real-life crimes to which British police do not routinely respond – even over decades:

It’s perfectly clear that the police have discretion to ignore complaints, even crimes, if they want to. Let’s see now:

Phone theft – ignored.

Shoplifting – essentially legal.

Carjacking – we’ll send you a crime number.

Burglaries – help yourself, lads!

Sexual harassment, child gang rape – er, sorry, cultural sensitivities.

Pearson concludes that the police chief is himself being dishonest – at best – in saying that speech crime laws tie the hands of officers.

For Sir Mark to claim that his officers were unable to use their common sense and ignore a complaint from a notorious trans activist about [Linehan] is to insult the public’s intelligence.

Baronness Winterbourne of the House of Lords responded, recommending that “[i]nstead of blaming Parliament for your officers’ inability to think for themselves intelligently, perhaps you might firmly tell them, please, to stop being stupid.”

As the latest Telegraph report shows, government advice to police already exists – which has not prevented the policing of so-called “non-crime hate incidents.”

More than 13,200 non-crime hate incidents were recorded by police in the 12 months to June 2024, a similar number to the previous year, despite new guidelines requiring police to investigate only ‘when it is absolutely necessary and proportionate and not simply because someone is offended.’

Rowley was also recorded on a UK radio show defending the officers who carried out Linehan’s arrest.

Graham Linehan’s case is but one of many in which British people have been prosecuted for online speech. As the Free Speech Union reported in April 2025, new data showed that over 12,000 people in Britain are arrested for speech crimes every year.

Hitchens: Disband the police?

Peter Hitchens, a veteran conservative commentator and staunch Christian, spoke out on GB News – calling for the British police to be completely abolished and replaced.

Hitchens, a devout Christian, said the British police should be “disbanded” as they have become a “sinister menace to the freedom of speech.”

“They’re not responsible for crime anymore,” Hitchens explained. “They’re a politically correct body who think they’re policing thought.”

He told GB News’ Michelle Dewberry that “the police don’t believe they should be doing what we think they should be doing. They do believe they should be arresting people for incorrect tweets. The only solution is to disband them and start again.”

Elsewhere Hitchens argued this was no novel development, saying this “new style of policing” went back 20 years.

Two-tier Keir Starmer

The embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer has long been accused of “two-tier” policing in cracking down on “far-right thugs” who commit online speech crimes.

As the murder of Charlie Kirk focuses attention on the toxic speech of the left, Britain’s justice system sees no evil when left-wingers call for the collective murder of people on the right.

Whilst former Conservative councilor Lucy Connolly received a 31-month sentence for an angry tweet about illegal migrants, a councilor for Starmer’s own Labour Party was found not guilty of incitement to violence after demanding that everyone he saw as “far right” be murdered.

Ricky Jones was declared innocent after publicly calling for his comrades to “cut the throats” of the so-called “disgusting Nazi fascists” who were protesting over the murder of children by a man of migrant heritage. Three girls were killed in Southport by a Rwandan youth last July. After stabbing the nine children in a frenzied assault, Axel Rudakubana told police, “It’s a good thing those children are dead.”

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During Wednesday afternoon’s questions, Sir Keir Starmer was asked whether he would commit to revising speech laws to “ensure legitimate free expression is protected.”

Starmer replied with a stock response: “I’ve been clear throughout, we must ensure the police focus on the most serious issues and the issues that matter most to our constituencies and all communities.”

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“And that includes tackling issues like antisocial behavior, knife crime and violence. And we have a long history of free speech in this country. I’m very proud of that, and I will always defend it.”

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FBI offering $100,000 reward for information leading to arrest of Charlie Kirk Assassin

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The Utah Department of Public Safety has released photos depicting the person of interest connected to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Although law enforcement uncovered the rifle used to kill Kirk during a Wednesday event at Utah Valley University, a manhunt for the shooter remains ongoing. Authorities had initially detained two individuals at different times following the shooting but released them after determining neither was involved.

Authorities in Utah are looking for this man in relation to Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

State of Utah with permission

The two blurry images, circulated by Utah DPS Thursday, depict what appears to be a white male wearing sunglasses, a hat, and dark clothing. Authorities have not officially confirmed the person of interest’s race, sex, or age.

Utah DPS is encouraging anyone with information on the person to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit digital media tips to https://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/f4507712a3b2893.

The FBI is also offering up to $100,000 for “information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk.”

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State of Utah with permission

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