SOUTH ASIA

NEPAL: ‘People used to believe nothing would ever change, and now they believe change is possible’

NEPAL: ‘Voting on Discord was a very Gen Z way of doing politics’

AFGHANISTAN: ‘The Criminal Procedure Code consolidates ideological and legal control over society’

Post-protest Bangladesh: restoration more than renewal

Bangladesh’s first credible election in almost two decades delivers change, but not the transformation Gen Z protested for

Nepal’s Gen Z electoral revolution

New government has strong mandate for change, but civil society needs to hold it to account

NEPAL: ‘The political system only moves when threatened directly’

‘When civil society is constrained, it cannot challenge power or amplify excluded voices’

‘The government’s true motivation is to control the public narrative and silence dissent’

Nepal’s Gen Z uprising: time for youth-led change

Social media ban sparks mass protests, forcing out prime minister and offering lessons for movements worldwide

‘The government was corrupt and willing to kill its own people to stay in power’