(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 11 October 2003, plainclothes security forces arrested Subindra Budhamagar, publisher of the monthly magazine “Nischal”, in Balaju, Kathmandu. Security forces also raided his rented room and confiscated his mobile phone. The same day, security forces raided the premises of Inderni Offset Printing Press in Baghbazar, Kathmandu, where “Nischal” is printed. Security forces […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 11 October 2003, plainclothes security forces arrested Subindra Budhamagar, publisher of the monthly magazine “Nischal”, in Balaju, Kathmandu. Security forces also raided his rented room and confiscated his mobile phone.
The same day, security forces raided the premises of Inderni Offset Printing Press in Baghbazar, Kathmandu, where “Nischal” is printed. Security forces confiscated printed materials, including a biography of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara, written by prominent journalist Rajendra Maharjan.
CEHURDES condemns the actions taken by the security forces and calls on them to stop the harassment of journalists and free expression activists. CEHURDES further asks the government and security forces to respect citizens’ fundamental human rights.
