Nepal arrests former prime minister and home minister over deadly 'Gen Z protests' crackdown

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Nepal arrests former prime minister and home minister over deadly 'Gen Z protests' crackdown  Hours after the country's youngest ever leader was sworn in, Nepal police have arrested the former prime minister and home minister over a deadly crackdown on protests in September last year, which killed 76 people and injured at least 2,300 others.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/nepal-arrests-former-prime-minister-and-home-minister-over-deadly-gen-z-protests-crackdown  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Nepal's former Prime Minister Kagda Prasad Sharma Oli has been arrested over the deaths

00:07of dozens of people during violent protests last September that toppled his government.

00:13The arrests took place a day after rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as the country's

00:20youngest ever Prime Minister. The country's former home minister was also arrested and

00:26has been accused of ordering authorities to fire on protesters. The incumbent home minister

00:33announced the arrests on social media. 76 people were killed and at least 2,300 injured during

00:41last September's protests, which were dubbed Gen Z protests due to them being mostly led

00:47by young people.

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