After bloody protests … Nepal cancels the decision to ban social media platforms

Nepal retracted, on Tuesday, its decision to ban social media, in the wake of the killing of at least 19 people in protests that demanded the government to cancel this ban and fight corruption. A correspondent of the French Press Agency in Kathmandu reported that all major social media applications were operating normally, on Tuesday morning.

The local press quoted the Minister of Information, Prithvi Soba Gurong, as saying that the government canceled this ban after an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers. This decision came in the wake of the killing of at least 19 people in Kathmandu, on Monday, when the police opened fire to disperse a demonstration in which thousands of young men participated in protest against the blocking of social media and the corruption of the government. The protests. The Prime Minister wrote in a letter that “the government does not support the cessation of the use of social media, and will ensure an appropriate environment for its use.” He added, “A committee will be formed to investigate and analyze the protests.” (The Middle East)