Media targeted as violence escalates in Nepal
As the country is making a last ditch effort to promulgate a new constitution, unrest in the southern plains paralysed normal life but also put the media at the receiving end.
Journalist shot by police during protest in midwestern Nepal
Journalist I Singh Rokaya was injured when the police opened fire during a protest to bring the situation under control.
Nepalese journalist who had previously been targeted assaulted again
This statement was originally published on nepalpressfreedom.org on 3 August 2015. In a gross violation of press freedom, Sandeep Yogi, a reporter with Image News FM, was attacked by unknown persons in the Koteshwor area of Kathmandu, on 2 August 2015. Yogi had previously been assaulted by security personnel of a high ranking official and […]
International Partnership Mission recommends amendments to Nepal’s draft constitution
The IFJ joins the Nepal International Partnership Mission in outlining a number of key recommendations to the draft constitution to ensure the promotion and support of freedom of expression, media freedom and the right to information in Nepal.
Nepalese radio station manager threatened over story on illegal activities
The manager of Radio Shaligram in Parbat, western Nepal, has received a death threat over a story on the illegal stone crusher industry.
Journalist threatened for taking photographs of damaged school, another over Labour Ministry story
Ashok Dulal, a journalist with “Rajdhani” daily, published in Kathmandu, Nepal, was threatened for taking a photograph of a damaged school.
Mission Journal: In Nepal, finding solutions to better protect press
As Nepal wrestles to recover in the months ahead, journalists will be all the more vital as they keep a watchful eye on the state, the international community, and flow of critical resources. But far too frequently journalists fall prey when they criticize and expose, and Nepal is no exception.
Conviction of mastermind in Nepalese journalist’s murder
Six years after Nepalese journalist Uma Singh was killed by an armed gang, a district court has sentenced the mastermind in the case to life in prison.
Two journalists receive death threats after reporting on Nepali migrant workers’ conditions
Individuals affiliated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) threatened two reporters in connection with their coverage of the conditions for Nepali workers in Malaysia.
Nepal refuses to ‘indulge’ Tibetans’ freedom of expression
On 10 March every year, Tibetans worldwide commemorate the failed 1959 rebellion against Chinese rule. With a growing Chinese influence over Nepal, the Nepalese government stands strong against Tibetan exiles protesting in support of their homeland.
Nepalese protesters torch newspapers, press vehicle; reporter threatened
Freedom Forum condemns the death threat against Nepalese reporter Jitendra Kumar Jha and strongly urges the authorities to bring the culprit to book.
Journalists attacked by strike enforcers in Nepal
In the midst of heated constitutional debate, opposition parties organised a general shutdown and journalists were at the receiving end of resulting tensions.
Political protesters attack journalist in Nepal
A journalist who was trying to report on a banda (general shutdown) in Nepal was attacked by protesters for riding a motorcycle.
Nepalese editor assaulted by engineers over story on corruption at irrigation project
Engineers at an irrigation project in Biratnagar, Nepal, brutally attacked Brahmadev Yadav over his reporting on financial irregularities and corruption plaguing the project.
Supreme Court upholds conviction and sentence in Nepalese journalist rape case
The IFJ joins the FNJ in welcoming the Supreme Court verdict to imprison a perpetrator in the rape of a female journalist, but has criticised the slow trial process which left the victim waiting seven years for justice.
Court sentences accused in Nepalese journalist’s murder case
The prison sentences handed down in the 2004 murder of Nepalese journalist Dekendra Thapa were surprisingly short. The murder should have been punished in a strong manner so as to discourage any further violations, says Freedom Forum.