Please see the current site for material released since that date. Contact us with any questions about finding information. Some Christian groups are concerned that the ban on proselytizing limits the expression of non-Hindu religious belief.
Christian denominations are few but growing.
Recent estimates put the number of Christians in Nepal at about 400,000, and press reports indicate that 170 churches operate in Kathmandu alone. Similar Christian gatherings celebrating the Easter period have been allowed in the past. An estimated 400 would-be attendees went to the local district administrative office to protest, and three reportedly were injured when police attempted to disperse the group. The required permit was obtained prior to this event. A conviction for conversion or proselytizing can result in fines or imprisonment or, in the case of foreigners, expulsion from the country.