Articles by Freedom Forum
Radio journalist receives death threat
Unidentified callers threatened to kill “Ujjyalo FM” journalist Madan Thakur and his family.
Government fails to prosecute journalists’ murderers
Even though family members of slain journalists Dekendra Thapa and Birendra Shah have identified the perpetrators, the government has not brought the guilty to justice.
Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR
In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.
Journalist gets death threat from leader of revolutionary group
The head of the JMM revolutionary group threatened journalist Narma Dev Yadav following a news report about the JMM.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression
Since Abdirahman Mohamed Farole became president on 11 January 2009, journalists have been arrested, physically assaulted, suspended, censored and even killed, and the operations of news media organisations have been threatened, closed or restricted.
Journalists assaulted by police officials while covering festival celebrations
Journalists Sachin Pokharel and Baidhnath Yadav were assaulted and insulted while they were covering news for a special programme on the festival of Dashain.
TV journalist receives death threats following report on local administration
Kedar Koirala had reported on a case involving the Kavre District Administration Office on the weekly television program “Off the Beat”.
Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections
IFEX members called on the Burmese government and the governments of the ASEAN to ensure freedom of expression, access to information, democratic values and human rights are respected during this critical moment in the electoral history of Burma.