by Body & Data | Oct 2, 2025 | research
This paper analyzes media coverage of the Gen-Z Protest in Nepal, which began on September 8, 2025. Thousands of youth protested against systemic corruption, nepotism, and the government’s ban on 26 social media platforms. Key demands included restoring free...
by Body & Data | Sep 3, 2025 | research
Nepal’s National ID (NID) project, introduced in 2018, promised to create a unified digital identity for all citizens through biometric enrollment. Building on our earlier pilot study Digitization of Identities: Efforts, Experiences and Effects, Body & Data now...
by Body & Data | Oct 2, 2023 | research
Biometric digital identity (ID) systems are being promoted by national governments, multilateral development agencies, and the private sector as the universal solution for legal identification. This pilot study examines the above premise against Nepal’s National...
by Body & Data | Dec 1, 2021 | research
The Internet and technology have provided people with various opportunities in their personal and public spaces. However there are also many instances of their design having enabled structural violence against women and marginalized communities online. Laws and...
by Body & Data | Sep 29, 2021 | research
“Identities Experiencing on the Internet: A Survey Report” provides a holistic glance to the diverse identities experiencing the internet and technology in Nepal. While doing so, we explore various themes in the report from a feminist perspective – access and...
by Body & Data | Sep 29, 2021 | research
NETIZENS: Survey on Internet Usage among Urban Young People in Nepal explores ways in which urban young people use the internet and the challenges & opportunities they encounter while on the internet. 300 young people aged 15 to 24 participated in the study where...
