Freedom of the Press 2007: Nepal

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague provisions that could be misused and abused to target activists, journalists, critics and other perceived opponents.

Taranath Dahal of Freedom Forum writes about the state of free speech in Nepal.

Freedom Forum is concerned over the Press Council’s statement about regulating content published on social media platforms.