(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 28 August 2003, a group of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) rebels threatened journalist Resham Birahi in Dhamboji Chowk, Nepalgiunj, Banke district (western Nepal), at about 9:00 p.m. (local time), as he was on his way home. The rebels warned Birahi, “the ongoing war is a decisive one. So, do not write […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 28 August 2003, a group of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) rebels threatened journalist Resham Birahi in Dhamboji Chowk, Nepalgiunj, Banke district (western Nepal), at about 9:00 p.m. (local time), as he was on his way home. The rebels warned Birahi, “the ongoing war is a decisive one. So, do not write whatever you feel like writing against us.” Birahi is the central counsellor of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) and an adviser to Press Chautari Nepal.
CEHURDES condemns the incident. The organisation urges CPN-Maoist rebel leaders to refrain from threatening journalists and free expression activists and to respect press freedom and freedom of expression.
