(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 24 January 2005, a group of people displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflict attempted to assault journalist Harihar Singh Rathor, in Dullu, Dailekh district, western Nepal. The district reporter for Kantipur publications was harassed by the group during the distribution of education materials organised by the Dailekh-district based Dalit […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 24 January 2005, a group of people displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflict attempted to assault journalist Harihar Singh Rathor, in Dullu, Dailekh district, western Nepal. The district reporter for Kantipur publications was harassed by the group during the distribution of education materials organised by the Dailekh-district based Dalit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Federation. According to CEHURDES’s sources, police arrested two of his assailants but others remain at large.
In a separate incident, on 25 January, a bus driver and his assistant threatened to assault journalist Pramod Pokhrel for taking photographs of the bus and passengers. The incident occurred in Pyuthan district, western Nepal. The names of the driver and his assistant were not disclosed.
CEHURDES condemns the harassment of the journalists and calls for the creation of an environment conducive to free and fair reporting.
