[Nepal] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On March 29, 2025, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) staged peaceful protests across all 77 districts of Nepal, demanding justice for a journalist killed during a pro-monarchy demonstration in Kathmandu the previous day. The protests were characterized as low-severity and focused on press freedom concerns.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether the protests expand beyond press freedom issues to broader political unrest.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation beyond peaceful demonstrations, particularly if protests expand to include broader political grievances beyond journalist safety
• Track any government response that could affect civil liberties or lead to broader social instability across Nepal's districts