It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one.
Tag: Arson
How Nepal’s Government Went Up in Smoke
Arson attacks during protests in Nepal destroyed buildings, court files and even records of international agreements and state investments.
After Fiery Protests, Nepal’s Leader Promises a Brief, Caretaker Term
Prime Minister Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, said she had accepted her new role reluctantly. Major political parties say the process is unconstitutional.
‘You Burned This Country Down’: After Arsons, Nepal Reckons With Its Future
The frenzy of arson that blazed nationwide this week as protests spread added to those suffering acute burns in a country where fires maim and kill with shocking regularity.
Nepal’s Capital Is Choked With Smoke and Gripped by Fear
With institutions burned to the ground and the army in control, Gen Z protesters are pushing for an anti-corruption crusader to be appointed as the country’s interim leader.
Court Records Detail Antisemitic Attack That Australia Says Is Linked to Iran
Australia has accused Iran of directing an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Sydney through a web of intermediaries. The operation on the ground, court records suggest, was messy.
What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers
A judge ruled that asylum seekers must be moved out of a hotel in England in a case that highlighted an increasingly contentious issue in Britain.
Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.
Blazes in Northern Ireland Recall an Old Message: You Are Not Welcome Here
A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target Irish Catholics in the territory.
Police Investigate Burning of Migrant-Boat Effigy in Northern Ireland as a Hate Crime
An effigy of a boat containing mannequins of migrants was set alight in the village of Moygashel on Thursday, in an incident condemned by political and religious leaders as racist and threatening.