Nepalese journalist assaulted by Maoist Party supporters
A journalist was assaulted by Maoist Party supporters in Kathmandu while another reporter was attacked by agitated hospital employees in eastern Nepal.
Protesting Tibetan refugees arrested in Nepal
Nepalese police arrested four Tibetan refugees who had gathered in Kathmandu to protest and commemorate a Tibetan monk who died after self-immolating.
Nepalese rights defender attacked, Maoist supporters suspected
Nepalese rights defender Yadav Bastola was attacked by four unidentified persons over his commentary on human rights violations committed during the insurgency period.
Nepalese journalist’s murderer sentenced to life in prison
Four of the accused in the murder of Nepalese journalist Yadav Poudel have received prison sentences.
Nepalese editor threatened over story on corruption
The editor of the Sanghu weekly received a death threat after reporting on corruption and the role of the general secretary of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities.
Political appointment to Nepalese film board raises concern
In recent weeks, Nepalese filmmakers and producers have been staging a peaceful protest calling for an autonomous Film Development Board and other changes to the film industry.
Charges laid in 2004 murder of Nepalese journalist; media safety concerns persist
Since the arrest of five accused in the 2004 murder of journalist Dekendra Thapa, the Nepalese media has come under attack from supporters of the ruling Maoist party for covering the investigation and protesting the alleged government interference.
Concern over growing threats to Nepalese journalists
Supporters of the ruling UCPN-Maoist party, angered over the arrest of some of their members for a journalist’s murder, have issued warnings against other journalists in the district of Dailekh, Nepal.
Nepalese media targeted for covering journalist’s murder case
Members and supporters of two Maoist parties have issued death threats against Nepalese reporters covering the recent arrests in a journalist murder case.
Five suspects arrested in Nepalese journalist’s 2004 murder
Five of the eight individuals allegedly involved in the 2004 abduction and subsequent killing of Nepalese journalist Dekendra Thapa were arrested on 4 January 2013.
Nepalese reporters threatened by political party supporters
Nepalese journalist Jivan Sharma received a death threat after reporting on extortion at a school while journalist Harihar Singh Rathaur was threatened for covering a story on forest encroachment by political party members.
Political party supporters attack editor, vandalise media house in Nepal
Some 30 assailants, who later claimed to belong to the Shiva Sena Nepal political party, stormed the offices of a media publishing house, assaulted some of the staff and questioned them about photographs published in a weekly paper.
Nepalese journalists come under fire over critical reports
A Nepalese journalist was threatened by a government minister’s secretary while another journalist was grilled by police over a critical report.
Senior police officer threatens Nepalese TV reporter
Upendra Thakur, a reporter with Kantipur Television in Nepal, received a death threat from a senior police official while reporting on a human rights violation.
Nepalese journalists receive death threats over news reports
Nepalese reporter Dinesh Thapa received a death threat over a story about the acquisition of citizenship certificates, while Rishiram Poudyal was threatened after reporting on gold smuggling.
Nepalese journalist threatened over timber smuggling report
A Nepalese journalist received a death threat from a timber entrepreneur while members of a party’s student wing were angered over media reports and set fire to a number of newspapers.