[Nepal] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Teachers led by the Nepal Teachers' Federation (NTF) conducted a peaceful whistle rally in Kathmandu on April 6, 2025, demanding promulgation of the School Education Act. The protest was characterized as low-severity and peaceful.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Educational sector protests in Nepal typically remain localized and do not directly disrupt major supply chains or logistics networks.

Watch points

• Monitor for potential expansion of teacher protests to other districts or escalation in tactics
• Track any government response or timeline for addressing the School Education Act demands