Nepal

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – CEHURDES denounces the arrest of Yubaraj Ghimire, editor of the Nepali-language daily “Kantipur”, Kailash Sirohiya, managing director of “Kantipur” and the English-language publication “The Kathmandu Post”, and Binod Gyawali, director of both publications. The three journalists were arrested by plain-clothes police officers on 6 June 2001 at the newspaper’s offices and taken to […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 7 June 2001 letter to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, IPI condemned the recent decision of the Nepalese authorities to arrest the editor and two company directors of the “Kantipur Daily”, one of the largest private sector newspapers in Nepal. On the basis of information provided to IPI, Yuvaraj Ghimire, editor […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 June 2001 CPJ press release: NEPAL: Newspaper Executives Arrested in Aftermath of Palace Killings New York, June 6, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned today’s arrest of three leading Nepalese journalists and called for their immediate and unconditional release. Yubaraj Ghimere, editor of the Nepali-language […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a 2 May 2001 letter to Nepalese Minister of Information and Communication Shiva Raj Joshi, RSF expressed concern over the government’s decision not to grant authorisation to Space Time Network (STN) to broadcast its programmes via satellite. RSF asked the minister to let STN broadcast its programmes freely to foreign countries. Robert […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 21 March 2001 RSF press release: NEPAL Journalist Krishna Sen released after two years in custody Two pro-Maoist journalists still missing after being arrested by police After two years in custody in accordance with the Public Security Act, journalist Krishna Sen was released on 15 March 2001 from Jaleshwor […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 12 March 2001 letter to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, CPJ expressed its grave concern over the disappearance of Krishna Sen, editor of the Nepali-language weekly “Janadesh”. Though authorities claim Sen was released from Rajbiraj Jail on the night of 10 March, following an 8 March Supreme Court ruling that his […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Communications and Information Minister Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta, RSF expressed concern about the presentation of a bill to amend the press law. According to Robert Ménard, the organisation’s secretary-general, “this draft law contains clauses that do not comply with international commitments made by Nepal, and especially the United Nations’ […]

**Updates IFEX alert of 16 March 2000** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 March 2000 CPJ press release: NEPAL: JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER SERVING ONE WEEK FOR CONTEMPT New York, March 20, 2000—Jagdish Bhattarai, editor of the Nepali-language weekly Nava Janachetana (“New Public Conscience”), was released yesterday from Palpa Jail, where he had served one […]

In a 16 March 2000 letter to Nepalese Justice Minister Tarani Dattachaut, RSF protested the one-week jail sentence against Jagdish Bhattarai, editor of the local weekly “Nava Chetana” and correspondent for “Kantipur Daily” in Palpa. RSF asked the minister to personally intervene to secure the journalist’s immediate release. The organisation reminded him that, in a […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a 17 August 1999 letter to the Nepalese Prime Minister, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, RSF protested the detention of three Nepalese journalists working for pro-Maoist newspapers. Reminding the prime minister that Nepal “has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 19 of which guarantees the freedom to inform and to […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the arrest of three Nepalese journalists. According to RSF’s sources, on 20 April 1999, police raided the Nepal Chhapakhana printing house at Lagantole (Kathmandu) and seized 20,000 copies of the weekly “Janadesh”. The newspaper is close to the Maoist movement, and seemed to contain a controversial interview of a Maoist […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is seeking information and clarification regarding the 20 April 1999 arrest of Krishna Sen, editor of the Nepali-language weekly “Janadesh”, and the reported seizure of thousands of copies of the newspaper. CPJ’s sources say that Sen has not yet been formally charged, but that he was apparently arrested in connection with Janadesh’s […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the arrests of seven journalists, carried out during the last few days. **Updates IFEX alerts of 6 January 1999** According to RSF’s sources, on 1 April 1999, the Kathmandu Valley police arrested three journalists from the tabloid “Jwala” – publisher Chun Bahadur Gurung, journalists Danda Bahadur Gurung and Deepak Khanal […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the arrests of several journalists. According to RSF’s sources, on 5 January 1999, after a raid on the office of the weekly “Janadesh”, Nepali police arrested thirteen people including four journalists in Katmandu. The journalists have been identified as Rebati Sapkota, editor of the weekly “Mahima”, Shakti Lamsal, consulting editor […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the imprisonment of two Nepali journalists. According to our sources, four months ago, Yadu Lamichhane, editor of the political monthly “Himalayan Journal”, was arrested by police on the charge of “being Maoist”. The Supreme Court of Nepal ordered his release after failing to find him guilty of any offence. However, […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 17 August 1998, K. P. Gautam, a reporter for the state-run daily “Gorkhapatra”, was sentenced to five days in prison by Judge Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada of the Court of Kathmandu. The charges were filed after the 18 June publication of Mr. Gautam’s article entitled “Judges Absorb The Salaries Of Their Lowest Staff”. […]