[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, including in the Birganj area of Parsa district, demanding justice for a journalist killed during pro-monarchy demonstrations in Kathmandu the previous day.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. The protests appear limited to journalist advocacy groups seeking accountability for media worker safety, with no immediate indication of broader economic disruption or infrastructure targeting.

Watch points

• Monitor whether protests expand beyond journalist organizations to include broader civil society groups or political movements
• Track any escalation in tensions between pro-monarchy demonstrators and media advocates that could affect public order in major commercial centers