Trolled, threatened, silenced

The state needs to protect citizens who dare to think differently, in physcial and digital spaces.

Nepal’s digital landscape is slowly transformed from a promising forum for democratic discourse into a vitriolic arena where dissent is met with digital lynching . This phenomenon represents an effort to silence individuals through harassment, character assassination and violent threats. The recent surge in cyber-related complaints from 1,801 in FY 2024-025 to 2,678 in the first nine months of FY 2025-026 signals a society teetering on the edge of a communication crisis.