{"id":5002,"date":"2026-03-30T04:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/shot-like-enemies-inside-nepals-gen-z-uprising-bbc-world-service-documentaries\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:45:58","slug":"shot-like-enemies-inside-nepals-gen-z-uprising-bbc-world-service-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/shot-like-enemies-inside-nepals-gen-z-uprising-bbc-world-service-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal&#8217;s Gen Z uprising &#8211; BBC World Service Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Idv4mMGHPLk?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>On September 8th 2025, 19 young protesters were shot dead by police on the streets of Kathmandu. But how did a peaceful Gen Z protest turn into a tragedy? And who gave the order to open fire? <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>The killings sparked outrage across Nepal, leading to widespread destruction and the fall of the government the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Using an exclusive secret record of police radio leaked to our journalists, and over 4000 videos and photographs shot on the streets that day, #BBCEye pieces together a forensic account of the most dramatic two days in Nepal\u2019s recent history &#8211; exploring how a Gen Z social media trend grew rapidly into a mass movement that caught the country&#8217;s political establishment and security forces by surprise.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe film follows the story of Rakshya Bam, one of the organisers of the Gen Z protest and Shreeyam Chaulagain, a 17-year-old who was protesting in his school uniform. His parents recount events of that day, and their struggle for justice. The BBC also obtains exclusive police testimony which reveals how the authorities lost control of the demonstration, and who gave the order to use lethal force.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 How a Gen Z protest turned to tragedy<br \/>\n02:23 A frustrated generation<br \/>\n04:10 The \u201cNepo babies\u201d trend<br \/>\n07:51 September 8, 2025<br \/>\n12:20 Curfew is declared<br \/>\n19:44 Shreeyam\u2019s story<br \/>\n24:24 The order to shoot<br \/>\n28:13 September 9, 2025<br \/>\n30:16 Police retreat<br \/>\n31:21 Parliament is invaded<br \/>\n36:12 A new government<br \/>\n37:05 The blame game<br \/>\n38:58 Remembering Shreeyam<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 Watch this film in NEPALI here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2zCn40LpNVQ<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye investigations team at this documentary playlist: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f You may also be interested in these documentaries:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_97368\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYXaPTDatis?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_93335\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qz0f1yyf_eA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_86135\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z4-koO916Gk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#Nepal #BBCWorldService #Documentary #OSINT #NepalProtest #NepalGenZProtest<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Idv4mMGHPLk\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8th 2025, 19 young protesters were shot dead by police on the streets of Kathmandu. But how did a peaceful Gen Z protest turn into a tragedy? And who gave the order to open fire? 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