Gen Z’s Voice Rings Throughout Nepal

Courtesy of THE ATLANTIC

By Valerie Macedo, News Editor

Between Sept. 4 and Sept. 13, 2025, Protests escalated in Nepal which included a vast majority of Gen Z individuals protesting for a better government and living conditions. These once peaceful protests escalated to violence as protestors set fire to government buildings and clashed with police forces.

Initially, these protests started as retaliation against the government’s social media ban of numerous apps such as Facebook and Youtube. However, things quickly took a forceful turn as the police used weapons like tear gas and rubber bullets leading to 74 deaths and over 2,100 injuries according to Reuters, a global news source..

“Seeing how Gen Z can make a big impact in a difficult situation gives me hope for our own future,” junior Evan Maisenbach said.

Worldwide, this news has made other Gen Z people inspired that their voice matters. The people of Nepal’s voices were not getting heard until their generation stepped up to guarantee they were.

Gen Z protesters collaborated over many different social media platforms, especially one called Discord. Discord is a platform usually used to make new friends or find new communities. Using it as a way to bring thousands of people together is unheard of and historic. They used this platform to plan protests as well as choose a new prime minister, their first women prime minister, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki.

“Discord? I do have it,” a student who prefers to remain anonymous said. “I never knew so many people could connect and make big decisions like that (on Discord).”

In our modern society, our standard communication is through social media even now we’ve been using platforms to plan, create, and act. The citizens of Nepal are no different, representing how Gen Z can use our resources and take action.

With the use of violence and a continuous amount of protesting, Gen Z of Nepal were able to make their own mark on their history.