Nepal’s prime minister has resigned after more than a dozen people were killed and hundreds injured during youth-led protests sparked by a government ban on social media platforms, widespread corruption,

Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption.

In Nepal, the government’s ban of social media apps including Facebook and Instagram sparked violent protests. The prime minister has now resigned and the government revoked the ban. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports.

The situation led Nepal's prime minister to resign Tuesday following violent demonstrations against the government.

Nepal’s government has faced violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms, leading to police use of deadly force and the resignation of the prime minister

The Nepali Army is being deployed Tuesday night in response to violence that has broken out amid protests in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu.

Gen Z protesters have set fire to Nepal’s parliament and the prime minister’s house, forcing his resignation, amid a deadly crackdown on dissent sparked by a social media ban.

Nepal's government has lifted its ban on on social media platforms after violent street protests that left at least 19 people killed.

His resignation came after protesters set fire to the homes of some of Nepal’s top political leaders in opposition to a social media ban that was lifted early Tuesday.

LONDON -- Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday after a social media ban sparked violent protests in which at least 19 people died on Monday.