(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 19 December 2003, plainclothes security personnel arrested journalist Marika Poudel from the office of Nepal One television station, which operates out of New Delhi, India. A news report said that the security personnel detained Poudel in order to interrogate him and gave assurances that he would be released. Poudel is a Nepal […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 19 December 2003, plainclothes security personnel arrested journalist Marika Poudel from the office of Nepal One television station, which operates out of New Delhi, India. A news report said that the security personnel detained Poudel in order to interrogate him and gave assurances that he would be released. Poudel is a Nepal One news reporter. The journalist’s whereabouts are currently unknown.
CEHURDES condemns Poudel’s arrest and the continuous harassment of journalists by the security forces. The organisation urges the authorities to disclose the whereabouts of all arrested journalists and respect basic standards of press freedom, freedom of expression and the fundamental human rights of journalists and other citizens.
