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Nepal’s Gen Z don’t want #NepoKids or corruption

And who is Sushila Karki - the interim leader?

Protesters in Nepal were demonstrating against corruption, nepotism, and a social media ban which they said limited their freedom of speech. But the protests turned violent and officials say 72 people died in the unrest, including three police personnel.

Gen Z groups leading the protests distanced themselves from the destruction, saying they had been "hijacked" by "opportunists".

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist, Emily Atkinson, explains the #NepoKids movement and we hear from a Gen Z protester for her views on what happened.

And Phanindra Dahal from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Nepali, takes us through who interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki is.

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