[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 the Janakpur area, demanding justice for a journalist reportedly killed during a pro-monarchy demonstration in Kathmandu the previous day. The protests called for action against those responsible for attacks on journalists and media houses.

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 their current peaceful nature or trigger broader civil unrest.

Watch points

• Monitor whether protests remain peaceful or escalate into more disruptive demonstrations that could affect transportation networks
• Track any expansion of media-related tensions that might signal broader political instability in Nepal