The royal government responded harshly. Four people have been killed by security forces firing at the protesters and hundreds have been injured.
The UN has condemned Nepal-ese security for excessive use of force.
"We're going to march to the palace," 23-year-old university student Gopal Chandra said at a rally on the outskirts of the capital on Thursday.
"We're going to tear the palace down," Chandra said.
The authorities have begun easing off in the past two days, and on Thursday lifted a night curfew in Kathmandu and restored cellphone service, which was cut seven days earlier to keep protests from being organized. The government lifted the daytime curfew on Wednesday.
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