Kathmandu Holds Mass Cremations of Gen Z Protesters After Week of Violence.

More than 70 people – most of them men between the ages of 20 and 27 – lost their lives in the unrest that shook the Himalayan nation.

Kathmandu Holds Mass Cremations of Gen Z Protesters After Week of ViolenceKathmandu, 16 September. The Nepalese capital witnessed heart-wrenching scenes on Monday as a series of cremations were carried out for young protesters who died in violent clashes with the police last week.

The protests, which erupted across Nepal over rising unemployment, inflation, and allegations of corruption in government, turned deadly when security forces opened fire on crowds. More than 70 people – most of them men between the ages of 20 and 27 – lost their lives in the unrest that shook the Himalayan nation.Mourners gathered outside the Teaching Hospital mortuary, where the bodies had been kept since the violence. From there, a massive funeral procession moved along Kathmandu’s Ring Road towards the Pashupatinath crematorium.

Ordinary citizens, family members, and friends walked in silence and sorrow, carrying garlands, flowers, and placards. Their cries of “Bir Shaheed Amar Rahe” (Long live the brave martyrs) echoed through the streets.The funeral march was also joined by motorbikes draped in the national flag, their riders shouting slogans of “Long Live Nepal” in solidarity. Shops along the route downed shutters, and local residents stepped out to pay their respects with folded hands as the procession passed by.

The deaths have triggered a political upheaval, forcing Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign amid mounting public anger. In a historic development, Sushila Karki, Nepal’s former Chief Justice, was sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister—the first woman to hold the post in Nepal’s history.Despite the change in leadership, grief and tension remain high in Kathmandu and other parts of the country.

Rights groups have demanded an independent investigation into the use of lethal force against demonstrators, while families of the deceased have vowed to continue seeking justice.For many in Nepal, the images of the cremations—rows of pyres lit at Pashupatinath for the country’s youth—will remain etched in memory as a reminder of both sacrifice and the cost of political failure.