Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is a CEHURDES press release: CEHURDES demands release of detained journos, asks govt. to give up control of state-run media Kathmandu, May 3 – On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) would like to congratulate all the journalists in Nepal […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES has condemned the acts of intimidation and threats against a group of journalists by Maoist cadres in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu. On 28 April 2006, Maoist cadres aggressively questioned, threatened and harassed Kumar Shrestha, a photo-journalist with Himalayan Films Pvt. Ltd., Amit Sthapit of “Yuva Hunkaar” and Bimal Raj Gautam, Shrestha’s assistant, […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is a 25 April 2006 CEHURDES press release: CEHURDES welcomes reinstatement of the House of Representatives, calls upon the new government to annul anti-media ordinances Kathmandu, April 25 – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) – a Kathmandu-based freedom of expression monitoring group – welcomes King Gyanendra’s proclamation […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES denounces the decision of the royal government to impose an 18-hour curfew in the capital, Kathmandu, on 20 April 2006, apparently to thwart a major rally being planned by the opposition parties. Late on 19 April, the local administrations of Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts announced that a curfew will be imposed in […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 14 April 2006 CEHURDES press release: CEHURDES condemns continued harassment, attacks against journalists, govenment’s threats against a leading private TV station, police intervention in peaceful assembly in Nepal Kathmandu, April 14, 06 – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) – a Kathmandu-based […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES condemns the detention of over a dozen media personnel across the country on the first day of the four-day-long general strike called by the seven party opposition alliance. The strike is the inaugural action in the alliance’s peaceful movement against the 14-month-old direct rule of King Gyanendra. In the southern town of […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES condemns a death threat issued against journalists working at a leading weekly newspaper, and a random attack against a journalist in southern Nepal. “Dristi”, a Nepali-language weekly, reported on 28 March 2006 that the superintendent of police of the Armed Police Force (APF), Arbinda Dhital, has been threatening the lives of its […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES, condemns the government of Nepal’s latest threat to Nepali media regarding their coverage of news related to the Maoist insurgency. Speaking on a radio programme in the southern town of Birgunj on12 March 2006, Home Minister Kamal Thapa warned that the government would take action against journalists reporting on the Maoist activities […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The following statement was issued at the IFEX General Meeting held in Brusells, Belgium, 19-24 February 2006, and is endorsed by the signatories below: Expression of Concern over Freedom of Expression violations in Nepal We, the undersigned IFEX members and free expression organizations participating in the General Meeting of International Freedom of Expression […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES condemns the intervention by police in a peaceful demonstration in a remote western district and apparent attempts by armed security personnel to intimidate staff at a western Nepal newspaper. On 19 February 2006, National Democracy Day, police wielding batons charged a group of opposition party activists as they were carrying out a […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES condemns the 13 February 2006 attack by security personnel on two journalists in western Nepal. According to information compiled by CEHURDES, Royal Nepalese Army personnel interrogated journalists Kali Bahadur Malla and Rabindra Shahi as they were returning to their residence after dining at a local hotel in Manma, the capital of the […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES, a Kathmandu-based freedom of expression monitoring group, condemns threats by Maoists against two journalists in western Nepal. According to reports, in a letter sent to journalist Ekindra Kumar Kuwor on 1 February 2006, Maoist rebels asked him to appear before their so-called “people’s court” within a week. A journalist from the far-western […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) – a Kathmandu-based freedom of expression monitoring group – condemns the on-going incidences of harassment, mistreatment and detention of media personnel in the country in the run up to the municipal polls that were held on 8 February 2006. According to information compiled by […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) – a Kathmandu-based freedom of expression monitoring group – is concerned about the on-going arrests of journalists, human rights activists and professionals by the royal regime in Nepal, while carrying out their professional duties or expressing their views peacefully over the past few weeks. […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) – a Kathmandu-based freedom of expression monitoring group – condemns the police attacks against, and detention of, dozens of journalists across the country. On 1 February, police detained 31 journalists who were participating in a peaceful demonstration in the Bhotahity neighbourhood of the capital, […]

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES has condemned the arrest of journalist Chamina Bhattarai and the interrogation of another journalist, Jagdish Bhattarai, by the Nepalese authorities. On 29 January 2006, police took Ms. Chamina Bhattarai to the District Police Office (DPO) of Bara, saying that they wanted some information from her. At the DPO, she was handed a […]