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Social revolts and environmental issues in South Asia

Dominique B. — 2025-10-20T20:50:40Z

Since the 2022 popular uprising in Sri Lanka that ousted President Rajapaksa, South Asia has been swept by a wave of revolts that have toppled three governments and threaten most regimes.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Kashmir, Nepal

The Nepalese paroxysmal crisis and its regional context

Pierre Rousset — 2025-09-27T08:01:02Z

It only took a few days for the situation in Nepal to abruptly shift, leading to violent riots, before the resignation of the Oli government and the appointment of lawyer Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister allowed a return to calm, with de facto power returning to the hands of the army. The explosion of the Nepalese powder keg was preceded and followed by popular movements of a scale rare in the region. Revolted by the arrogance of the oligarchies, they often have the fight against corruption as their banner.

- IVP608 - September 2025 / Nepal

The genie of class struggle comes out of its lamp in Nepal

Daniel Tanuro — 2025-09-19T07:42:12Z

Nepal has been shaken by three days of a lightning revolt. In less than 48 hours in early September, political power was swept away like a flash in the pan by popular anger. Many official buildings and private residences of ministers were set on fire. As we write this, the military has filled the power vacuum. A very strict curfew has been decreed.

- IVP608 - September 2025 / Nepal

Nepal protests have deeper roots

Alex de Jong — 2025-09-12T13:34:03Z

Under the right conditions, a spark can start a prairie fire. Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. Houses of prominent politicians were attacked, the parliament set on fire and the government is in shambles. But what is next?

- IVP608 - September 2025 / Nepal, Protest movements

Hay Days of Nepali Communists

Farooq Tariq — 2018-01-05T08:47:52Z

Communists have won a land slide victory in the elections for House of Representatives of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal held in two phases on 26th November and 7th December 2017. In a parliament of 275, the elections were held for 165 seats under the first past the post system (FPTP) and the rest, 110 seats, were by proportional system. Farooq Tariq visited Nepal for four days after the election results were announced from 13/17 December 2017 and reports.

- IV516 - January 2018 / India, Nepal

Israel's “selective compassion”

2015-06-09T07:17:25Z

Metaphorical aftershocks from the earthquake that recently devastated Nepal, killing thousands, continue to be felt in the state of Israel â€” nearly 5,000 kilometers away.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Israel, Nepal, LGBT

Migrating to uncertainty – Debt-trap and exploitation

Sushovan Dhar — 2015-05-28T17:30:20Z

Jeeban Puri from Sindhupalchowk district in Nepal, while working as a driver in Damam, Saudi Arabia, wanted to get back home desperately after the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal. Reaching his place, he discovered that his three-year-old son had died and his house was totally destroyed.

- IV484 - May 2015 / Migration, Nepal

Lessons from the Nepal earthquake: Prepare and survive

Praful Bidwai — 2015-05-12T07:34:43Z

“A major earthquake has struck western Nepal, two weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 7,000 people.
The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazar, near Mount Everest.
The US Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 7.4. An earthquake on April 26, centred in east Nepal, had a magnitude of 7.8.
The latest tremor was felt as far away as the capital of India, Delhi, as well as Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.” [BBC News 12 May 2015.] This news makes the article below even more timely.

- IV484 - May 2015 / Pakistan, Japan, Solidarity after disasters , Nepal

A call for support – Major Earthquake in Nepal has Caused Great Suffering and Destruction

2015-05-03T11:16:38Z

La Via Campesina wants to express its solidarity and support with the peasants and all people in Nepal after the terrible recent earthquake. Nepalese authorities estimate that almost 10.000 people may have died, and many more wounded. We are deeply saddened by this tragedy that has taken place as well as by the suffering of all the people that lost relatives, friends and their homes. We are especially aware that suffering is made worse in remote rural villages where the situation is critical. These areas cannot be reached by regular transport, making it difficult to organize support.

- News from around the world / Solidarity after disasters , Nepal

Climate justice built from the grass roots

Badrul Alam — 2014-11-28T13:56:41Z

Badrul Alam, central organiser of the Climate Justice, Gender and Food Sovereignty caravan from Bangladesh, through India and Nepal, sums up the objectives and achievements of the caravan in a speech to the People's South Asian Association for regional cooperation in Nepal on November 23.

- IV478 - November 2014 / Ecology and the Environment, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Climate