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Link to: Nepalese journalist’s murderers sentenced to life in prison

Nepalese journalist’s murderers sentenced to life in prison

Freedom Forum welcomes the Appellate Court’s sentencing of three individuals in the 2012 murder of Nepalese journalist Yadav Poudel.

Journalists protest the imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed in Egypt, outside Al Jazeera offices in Sanaa, Yemen on 25 June 2014. , REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Demand the release of recently sentenced Al Jazeera staff

More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.

Link to: Nepalese businessman’s arrest over Facebook comment an attack on free expression

Nepalese businessman’s arrest over Facebook comment an attack on free expression

Police have arrested a Nepalese businessman for allegedly violating the Electronic Transaction Act in comments he made on a Facebook post.

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Nepalese journalist questioned and threatened over report

Journalist Purna Prasad Mishra was held and questioned for more than three hours by a pastor and owner of a school, while he doing a story on a church in Kathmandu, Nepal.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay delivers an address at the 26th Council Session in Gevena, REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Groups call on UN to protect free expression online

This week, a resolution on the importance of protecting human rights online was discussed at the 26th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. Read the oral statement on this resolution led by ARTICLE 19 and supported by several IFEX members.

Link to: Nepalese media workers threatened over news report

Nepalese media workers threatened over news report

A technician and reporters at a Nepalese radio station were threatened after airing a news story about how some were being lured abroad for employment “with false promises of handsome salaries”.

People take part in a demonstration for LGBT rights in downtown Rome, 11 June 2011, REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico

Protecting freedom of expression for LGBT people

Making a statement during International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO-T).

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Army official attempts to assault Nepalese journalist

An army official attempted to rape a female journalist in eastern Nepal but luckily local residents were able to come to her aid.