Articles by Freedom Forum
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.
Police raid radio station in search for journalist’s attacker
The police had received information that the prime suspect in the attack on journalist Khilanath Dhakal was being interviewed at Saptakoshi FM.
Journalist receives death threat; newspaper offices vandalised; copies of dailies burned
Bijay Chauhan, the publisher of the daily “Ankush”, received a death threat in connection with a story about transactions involving counterfeit Indian currency.
Freedom Forum welcomes life imprisonment ruling for killers of journalist Uma Singh
Singh, a radio journalist who reported mainly on women’s rights issues and spoke out against the dowry system, was hacked to death in January 2009 in Janakpur.
Journalist brutally assaulted by members of ruling party’s youth wing
Members of the Youth Force were angered by the journalist’s coverage of an attack by the group on a police team.
Suspects in journalist’s killing sentenced to life imprisonment
With the court decision, a bold step has been taken by the state authority to put an end to the culture of impunity in the country and promote press freedom, said Freedom Forum.
Freedom Forum condemns spate of attacks on the press
In one incident, a police official assaulted a group of journalists who were reporting on the abduction of an American citizen.