Protests in Nepal over a government decision to block access to some social media platforms led to clashes with police on Sept. 8, with 19 people being killed. The ban was lifted on Sept. 9 and Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned later that day.

Nepal riot police use a water cannon on protesters outside the parliament in Kathmandu on Sept. 8. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Demonstrators gather near the parliament in Kathmandu during a protest against corruption and the government's ban on social media platforms. (Photo by Abhishek Maharjan/AP)

Thousands of young people across Nepal rally against the government's social media ban and widespread corruption on Sept. 8. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/Getty Images)

Demonstrators surmount a barricade during a protest against corruption and social media bans in Kathmandu on Sept. 8. (Photo by Abhishek Maharjan/AP)

A riot police officer is taken to the hospital after being injured during a protest outside the parliament in Kathmandu on Sept. 8. (Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Protestors defy a curfew in Nepal while protesting against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms in Kathmandu on Sept. 8. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/Getty Images)

Protestors known as the Gen Z group hold a candlelight protest against corruption and the government's ban on social media platforms in Phidim, Panchthar, Nepal, on Sept. 8. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/Getty Images)

People celebrate and take pictures after occupying Nepal's parliament complex in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan/Getty Images)

A man hangs a flag from the Japanese manga "One Piece" as smoke and flames rise from various government offices in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan/Getty Images)

Police officers walk alongside protesters in Nepal during a protest on Sept. 9. (Photo by Bibek Raj Giri/Getty Images)

Police officers in riot gear stand guard outside the parliament in Kathmandu during a curfew following a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms on Sept. 9. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Demonstrators celebrate after entering Nepal's parliament complex during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Demonstrators vandalize the complex that houses the Nepal prime minister's office and other ministries after storming in during a protest in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Bikram Rai/Reuters)A protester draped in Nepal's national flag sets fire to a government vehicle in Pokhara, Nepal, on Sept. 9. (Photo by Yunish Gurung/Getty Images)

A protester celebrates at the seat of Nepal's various government ministries and offices in Kathmandu after it was set on fire during a protest on Sept. 9. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

A portrait of Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is thrown into a fire at the seat of Nepal's various government ministries and offices during a protest in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

A demonstrator writes on the parliament building in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Demonstrators celebrate at the parliament complex in Kathmandu during a protest on Sept. 9. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A demonstrator reacts with joy at the parliament complex in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Demonstrators celebrate at the parliament complex in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Documents fly as demonstrators gather at the Kathmandu office complex that houses the prime minister's office and other ministries after storming in during a protest on Sept. 9. (Photo by Bikram Rai/Reuters)

Flames rise from the burning office complex that houses the Nepali prime minister's office and other ministries in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Smoke rises from several government buildings, including the parliament building, center, in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/Getty Images)

A burned vehicle stands in front of the Kathmandu office complex that houses the prime minister's office and other ministries on Sept. 10. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

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