# Why Nepal's Gen Z Rose Up | Full Episode | SBS Dateline

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In this 2026 episode, Dateline travels to Nepal to meet the Gen Z activists behind the uprising that toppled the government and left 76 people dead and over two-thousand injured. What's next for the Himalayan nation?

00:00 Exodus from Nepal 01:55 Recruited to fight for Russia 04:40 What sparked the 2025 protests? 05:59 Social media comedian turned protester 10:03 Gen Z activist in the interim government 12:06 Shot in the face during protests 17:35 Why this 26-year-old is running for office 22:24 Calls for the monarchy to return

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