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Link to: Maoist parties obstruct election campaigning in Nepal

Maoist parties obstruct election campaigning in Nepal

As the 19 November Constituent Assembly election date is drawing closer in Nepal, political parties have intensified their election campaigning across the country; at the same time they are facing hurdles imposed by the CPN-Maoist and UCPN-Maoist parties.

Journalists protest the harassment of Hong Kong journalists during the APEC summit in Indonesia, outside the Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong., Hong Kong Journalists Association

APEC asked to guarantee access for journalists at regional meetings

Press freedom groups join the Hong Kong Journalists Association to condemn the banning of Hong Kong reporters from covering Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Indonesia in early October.

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Nepalese film festival pressured not to screen Sri Lankan documentaries

The organisers of a film festival in Nepal received an official directive ordering them not to screen three films, documenting the atrocities committed during the conflict in Sri Lanka.

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Editor arrested in Nepal over Facebook post

District police in Kathmandu, Nepal have arrested the editor of a weekly over an accusation that he “assassinated the character” of a businessman in a Facebook post.

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Maoist party warns Nepalese media to stop disseminating news on election

The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist has warned media outlets in Myagdi, western Nepal, they could face consequences if they continue to cover the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections.

Former Miss Nepal Malvika Subba takes part in a protest rally in Kathmandu after the killing of journalist Uma Singh, 14 January 2009, REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha

Arrest of suspected mastermind in Nepalese journalist’s brutal murder

The arrest of Umesh Yadav in the 2009 slaying of an outspoken Nepalese journalist and women’s rights activist who was critical of the region’s Maoists may mean justice will finally be served.

Link to: Suspect detained in Nepal four years after journalist’s murder

Suspect detained in Nepal four years after journalist’s murder

Despite the delay, Freedom Forum welcomes the arrest of a suspect in the 2009 murder of journalist Uma Singh.

Link to: Nepalese government official attacks reporter, apologises later

Nepalese government official attacks reporter, apologises later

DB Budha, a reporter with “Nagarik” daily, was assaulted by an official who was angered over a story on the absence of government officers from a local development committee in Nepal.