Articles by Freedom Forum
Daily threatened over satirical cartoon
Khagendra Basnet, a distributor for the daily “Nigarani” newspaper, was accosted and warned that the paper’s offices would be burned down.
Journalist receives death threat from police officer
Gambhira Sahani threatened to kill journalist Bikash Agrawal because of a news story he published in “Bypass”, a local daily.
Youth Association Nepal chairman threatens to shut newspaper and jail its editor
At a gathering in Biratnagar, YAN chairman Mahesh Basnet said, “The day a new constitution is drafted in our favour, we will close down ‘Nagarik News’ and send its editor, Narayan Wagle, to jail.”
Journalist threatened on Facebook
An underground armed group posted a threatening message to Santosh Yadav on a Facebook page.
District Court to refile case against suspected killers of journalist
The case filed by the victim’s wife in 2007 was withdrawn by the then UCPN-Maoist government in 2009, under the guise that the case was of a political nature.
Editor receives threatening phone call
A person representing a financial institution warned editor Krishna Gautam to only write positive stories about the institution or face the consequences.
Judge issues arrest warrant against alleged mastermind behind attack on journalist
Two individuals believed to have carried out the attack on journalist Khilanath Dhakal have been remanded in custody, while the alleged mastermind is still at large.
Editor receives death threat after writing story about irregularities in export trade
Uday Singh Shrestha received a death threat from a trader who said the story jeopardised his business.