2021-08-13
Police arrested around 150 teachers, protesting under the leadership of the Nepal Teachers Federation, with 30-points demands for better education quality. They were arrested from different places while going to hold a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister's residence Baluwatar. They are demanding that for quality education, the state should invest 20 percent of the total budget, issue the National Education Act, change the constitutional arrangement, implement the 30-point agreement between the Nepal Teachers Federation and the government, and increase the salaries of primary school teachers and school staff.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Secondary Form | Detention of Protesters |
Primary Cause | Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Association |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 150 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Education sector/teachers (private and public) |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
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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