Social media ban sparks deadly protests in Nepal
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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At least 17 people have died in Nepal's capital Kathmandu after clashes with police. Tens of thousands took to the streets across the country to protest a government ban on dozens of social media platforms. Also, Ethiopia is set to formally inaugurate the massive and controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. And, a Palestinian-Israeli actor takes to the stage to dive into the chaos of identity, truth and family life. Plus, ecologists push for wildlife crossings to provide crucial routes for animals across the globe.
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| 0:00.0 | In Nepal today anger over a government ban on social media, police in Kathmandu opened fire on protesters in a rare display of violence. |
| 0:13.0 | Why did the government respond in that way? If they really had to shoot the bullets. |
| 0:17.7 | I'm Marco Werman. And I'm Carolyn Beeler. We will have the latest from Nepal. Also, |
| 0:22.4 | how a deadly attack against Israelis today could impact ceasefire talks for Gaza. |
| 0:27.1 | Anytime you have terrorist attacks like this inside of Israel that kill Israelis, Israelis become a lot more hawkish on the question of security. |
| 0:36.3 | Plus, Ethiopia celebrates the opening of a massive hydroelectric dam. |
| 0:40.6 | Some of its downstream neighbors are not happy. |
| 0:42.9 | As long as we don't have a framework that regulates how these dams will operate, other countries |
| 0:48.1 | have a lot to use. |
| 0:49.2 | And for the greatest comics store on Earth, head to Madrid. |
| 0:53.1 | That's today on the world. |
| 0:57.2 | This is the world. I'm Marco Werman. And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for joining us today. |
| 1:02.5 | In Nepal, huge protests of mostly young people erupted in the capital, Kathmandu this morning |
| 1:07.9 | after the government banned social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. |
| 1:16.7 | Police opened fire on protesters in Kathmandu killing at least 17 people, according to Nepali officials. |
| 1:23.9 | The United Nations called for a prompt investigation into the incident. |
| 1:28.0 | Rajneesh Bandari was at the scene of those protests earlier today. |
| 1:31.7 | I was just in front of the hospital where there were dead bodies. |
| 1:34.8 | I could see the relatives crying and then waiting for the bodies to be taken from there. |
| 1:41.1 | I could also see the protesters were throwing stones at some of the police vehicles |
| 1:46.0 | out there. There's one vehicle that was burned. |
| 1:49.4 | Bandari is the founder of the Nepal investigative multimedia journalism network. |
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