Nepal (MNN) — Nepal’s Gen Z protests on Monday and Tuesday left many government buildings in the capital in shambles. At least 22 people lost their lives in the protests, with two police officers killed and hundreds injured.
Some Gen Z groups claim the demonstrations were meant to be nonviolent but that opportunists “hijacked” them. Regardless, the military enforced the curfew on Wednesday, restoring some order to Kathmandu.
“There have been protests in some of the farther flung areas, major towns and cities across the country. So it’s definitely a nation in flames right now,” said John Pudaite with Bibles For The World.
According to a report from The New York Times, conversations between military officials and young protest leaders have begun.
The protests were triggered by a government ban on social media last Thursday.
“We’re very surprised [by] the extreme reaction that we saw from the youth. But beneath the surface, this had been brewing for some time, because there [have] been a lot of protests about the corruption in the current Nepali government,” Pudaite said.
“These are the youth of the country that are struggling, trying to figure out how far can they go with education? What kind of job will they have? And they’re seeing the resources [of] the country being eaten up by a corrupt government.”
(Photo courtesy of Bibles For The World)
In years past, Bibles For The World has sent millions of Scripture resources for people in Nepal. Pudaite says they have gradually had to stop this activity after tightened restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the ministry has begun to prayerfully consider ways to renew its gospel work in the nation.
“Even under the current laws and under the current regime, how can we continue to equip the Body of Christ with God’s Word?” Pudaite said.
Please pray that Nepal’s young generation today will discover the true life that God offers.
“Pray that this political crisis will bring spiritual unity among the believers in Nepal,” Pudaite said.
One Bibles For The World partner shared this prayer: “Let us cry out to our Lord for peace and stability in Nepal. Now is the time for us to come together in unity and lift our voices in prayer to our Almighty God. May He heal Nepal’s land, comfort the grieving and bring justice and hope to the people of Nepal.”
Header photo: Nepalese Gen Z protesters in front of Bharatpur city corporation office, September 2025 (Courtesy of हिमाल सुवेदी via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
