Incident Reports
NSU leader arrested for protesting in front of president's residence
2021-05-21
Police arrested a student leader of the Nepal Students Union (NSU) protesting in front of Sheetal Niwas alleging President Bidhyadevi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of acting unconstitutionally. The student leaders staged a protest after the President issued the ordinance directly despite the provision to make laws from the parliament. Leader Dujang Sherpa has demanded the immediate release of the arrested NSU's Tribhuvan University leader.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
| Primary Cause | Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring |
| Secondary Cause | Other governance issues |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 5 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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