CEHURDES expresses concern over continued attacks on journalists
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES is deeply shocked and concerned over the repeated police actions and abusive attitude against newspapers and journalists, nationwide, in the name of maintaining peace and security during the “emergency”. Newspapers have been raided and seized, and journalists have been arrested and charged, for being closely associated with the underground Communist Party of […]
Concern over police action against newspapers and journalists
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES expressed concern over the police action taken against newspapers and journalists, who were charged with being closely associated to the underground Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist), on 26 November 2001, in Kathmandu. On 26 November, the police raided the offices of “Janadesh Weekly”, “Janadisha Daily” and “Dishabodh Monthly” and seized press materials […]
Journalists detained by Maoist rebels
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is a CEHURDES press statement: CEHURDES Condemns Maoist Rebel Action Against Journalists Kathmandu, September 11 — The recent reports of journalists being detained in the mid-western district of Rolpa for more than seventy hours by Maoist rebels have drawn the attention of the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) […]
CEHURDES condemns Maoist rebels’ extortion demands on publication
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES has condemned an extortion demand from the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN, Maoist). Despite the party’s public commitment against extortion, their “donation” collection spree continues unabated, especially in publication houses. According to “The Kathmandu Post” daily, two activists of the underground CPN came to the Kantipur Publication’s office on Monday 3 September […]
Editor arrested
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 21 August 2001, an official from the Sikkim (territory in India’s West Bengal state) police’s Criminal Investigation Section arrested Rajesh Bhattarai in Siliguri, West Bengal. Bhattarai is editor of “Aaja Bholi”, a Nepali language daily published in Siliguri. According to the daily “Kantipur” (published in Nepal), police arrested Bhattarai on the charge […]
Government withdraws cases against daily’s editor and publishers
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is an 18 August 2001 CEHURDES press release: CEHURDES WELCOMES GOVERNMENT MOVE Kathmandu, August 18 — The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) welcomes His Majesty’s Government of Nepal’s decision to withdraw cases filed by it against the editor of the national daily Kantipur, Yubaraj Ghimire, and three publishers […]
Supreme Court rules in favour of radio stations’ right to broadcast their own news programmes
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES welcomes the Supreme Court verdict in the case involving government directives over FM radio stations. The verdict is in line with constitutionally guaranteed press freedom and freedom of expression. On 26 July 2001, the special bench of the Supreme Court cancelled the government’s instruction to private FM stations. Justices Laxman Prasad Aryal, […]
Journalists arrested by police and released the same day
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES is concerned over a police action taken against journalists on 15 July 2001, in Dang district. Twenty-four journalists were arrested by police and released the same day while they were travelling to Rolpa to report on Maoist activities. The ultra-left Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) launched a “people’s war” in February 1996. […]
Press freedom in fragile state, says CEHURDES
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is a CEHURDES news update: Following the release of the editor of the Nepali language Kantipur daily, Yuba Raj Ghimire (on bail), the managing director of Kantipur daily and the English language The Kathmandu Post, Kailash Sirohiya, and the director of both publications, Binod Gyawali (without bail), on June 15, 2001 […]
Journalists released
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – Three journalists – Yubaraj Ghimire, Kailash Sirohiya and Binod Gyawali – were released on Friday 15 June 2001 by order of the full bench of the Special Court, after spending ten days in detention. Ghimire was released on bail of Rs. 2,000 (approx. US$27). However, the court released Sirohiya and Gyawali without bail. […]
CEHURDES calls for immediate release of journalists
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES denounces the arrest of Yubaraj Ghimire, editor of the Nepali-language daily “Kantipur”, Kailash Sirohiya, managing director of “Kantipur” and the English-language publication “The Kathmandu Post”, and Binod Gyawali, director of both publications. The three journalists were arrested by plain-clothes police officers on 6 June 2001 at the newspaper’s offices and taken to […]