Thousands of New Yorkers woke yesterday to devastating news from home. Flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has taken hundreds of lives, and the search for those still missing continues.
To our Nepali and Tibetan neighbors: this city knows what it means to grieve a place you left and still call home. You are not carrying this alone. New York City stands with you.
भोटेकोसी नदी रसुवामा तिब्बत तर्फबाट ठुलो बाढी प्रवेश गरेकोले अर्को सूचना नआउँदासम्म त्रीशुली नदीको तटिय क्षेत्रका जिल्लाहरु नुवाकोट, धादिङ, चितवन, गोरखा लगायतका स्थानहरूमा उच्च सतर्कता सहित सुरक्षित स��थानमा रहन अनुरोध छ।
🇳🇵 Nepal got its first female PM.
On Discord, which helped organise the protests, she received the most votes in a poll on who was to lead the country.
Sushila Karki, Nepal’s former Chief Justice, was sworn in on Thursday as the country’s interim Prime Minister, making her the first woman to hold the position of Prime Minister in Nepal’s history.
URGENT SHARE NEEDED 🚨
• International media must cover Nepal
• Today’s peaceful protest was against CORRUPTION, not social media ban
• Reports of a possible full internet shutdown
• At least 21 killed, 600+ injured
Global coverage is vital so Nepali voices are not silenced
There’s a false narrative flowing on the internet ( especially among International media). The protest where more than 15 student lives were lost in Nepal( killed brutally by the police) wasn’t against the ongoing social media ban, it was against Corruption!
#Nepal: We are shocked by the killings and injury of protesters today and urge a prompt and transparent investigation.
We have received several deeply worrying allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force by security forces during protests organized by youth groups demonstrating against corruption and the recent Government ban on social media platforms.
We call on the authorities to respect and ensure the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
All security forces must comply with the basic principles on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials.
Nepal enjoys a lively democracy and active civic space, and dialogue is the best means to address young people’s concerns. We urge reconsideration of measures to regulate social media to ensure they comply with Nepal’s human rights obligations.
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