(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 7 July 2004, Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) rebels abducted journalist Dipendra Kunwar from his ancestral home in Purkot-3, Gulmi, a remote western district. A news reporter for the daily “Naya Disha”, published in Butwal, western Nepal, Kunwar is also an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists’ (FNJ) Rupandehi […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 7 July 2004, Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) rebels abducted journalist Dipendra Kunwar from his ancestral home in Purkot-3, Gulmi, a remote western district. A news reporter for the daily “Naya Disha”, published in Butwal, western Nepal, Kunwar is also an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists’ (FNJ) Rupandehi section. His whereabouts and the reason for his abduction remain unknown.
CEHURDES condemns Kunwar’s abduction and urges CPN-Maoist leaders to respect press freedom, freedom of expression and the freedom of movement of journalists and free expression activists.
