Abyash Chaulagain, a participant in the “Gen Z” protests who postponed his plans to leave to the Maldives for work after the death of his cousin Shreeyam Chaulagain, who died after sustaining a gunshot injury to his head during the anti-corruption protests that toppled the government, sits at a rented apartment where Shreeyam’s family lives, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar