Articles by Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ)
Newspaper staff attacked, office damaged
(FNJ/IFEX) – The Janakpur-based “Terai Times” and its journalist Kamal Sah and computer operator Jaya Kumar Chaudhari were attacked by an unidentified group of individuals on 20 October 2008 at the newspaper’s office in Janakpur, Dhanusha, a Terai district located in the central region of Nepal. The group entered the newspaper’s office at around 9:30 […]
Bus driver attacks journalist over critical story
(FNJ/IFEX) – Yubaraj Gautam, a journalist of “Sandakpur Daily”, was beaten up by a local bus driver on 18 October 2008 in Pasupatinagar, Ilam, an eastern district of Nepal. According to Satendra Jabegu, president of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Ilam chapter, Gautam had published a news story alleging that local vehicles are charging more […]
Newspaper office vandalised, distributor and journalists attacked in separate incidents
(FNJ/IFEX) – The office of “Sandhyakalin Daily”, an evening paper located in Bhotahiti, a district in central Kathmandu, was attacked on 21 September 2008 at around 1 p.m. (local time) by demonstrators. According to general secretary G. P. Gupta of the Network of Daily Newspapers in the Valley, a group of demonstrators hurled stones at […]
Radio Bajura journalist fired following cancellation of his programme under pressure from Maoists
(FNJ/IFEX) – Nimendra Shahi, a news correspondent and announcer for Radio Bajura, was removed from his job on 25 August 2008, by Pisbin Bajura radio network, in Bajura, far western Nepal. According to Arjun Shah, president of the FNJ’s Bajura chapter, Shahi was running the radio programme “Halkhabar”. On that programme he broadcast a news […]
Journalist attacked by students over coverage of campus political clashes
(FNJ/IFEX) – Sahadev Thapa, correspondent of Avenues television station and associate editor of Hamro radio station, broadcast on 103.4 Mhz, was attacked on the morning of 28 August 2008 by members of the student wings of two political parties at Charikot Satdobato, in the Dolakha district, central Nepal. Thapa was covering the protests organized by […]
Editor receives threats; four newspaper reporters assaulted by school teachers; journalists harassed, prevented from reporting on protest at hospital
(FNJ/IFEX) – FNJ denounces a number of recent violations and attacks against journalists in different parts of the country. Ganesh Kharel, a member of FNJ’s Dhanusha district chapter and the editor/publisher of “Janasaugat” weekly, which is published in Janakpur, has been receiving threats from the Terai Rashtriya Mukti Sena (Terai National Liberation Army, TNLA) for […]
Journalist threatened with physical violence by lawyer irate over coverage
(FNJ/IFEX) – Ananta Raj Luintel, reporter of “The Himalayan Times” daily, was threatened by Charles Sobhraj’s defence lawyer, Laxmi Devkota, on 18 August 2008 at the premises of the Supreme Court in Singhdurbar, Kathmandu. According to “The Himalayan Times”, Devkota threatened to use physical violence against the journalist if he continues to write news about […]
Nepali-language journalists, media outlets threatened by Terai region-based rebel group
(FNJ/IFEX) – Journalist Sheetal Sah, a member and the coordinator of the FNJ’s central region chapter, was threatened by Terai Rashtriya Mukti Sena (Terai National Liberation Army, TNLA) on the evening of 14 August 2008 while he was working in his office in Janakpur, in Dhanusha district. A person who claimed to be from TNLA […]