(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has hailed the 15 March 2006 release of journalist Bhawana Prasain of the monthly “Majdur Aawaj”, who had been held since 9 February after taking part in a demonstration in Kathmandu in protest against King Gyanendra’s regime. “The police held Prasain illegally and accused her of being a Maoist without […]
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has hailed the 15 March 2006 release of journalist Bhawana Prasain of the monthly “Majdur Aawaj”, who had been held since 9 February after taking part in a demonstration in Kathmandu in protest against King Gyanendra’s regime.
“The police held Prasain illegally and accused her of being a Maoist without any evidence,” the press freedom organisation said. “Now she is back at home, we hope she will recover some peace of mind after the physical and psychological torture she underwent in prison.”
Prasain’s detention was ruled illegal by Supreme Court judges Rajendra Kumar Bhandari and Tahir Ali Asmari in response to a petition by “Majdur Aawaj” editor Satyaram Parajuli requesting her immediate release.
