(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 1 February 2004, police officers forcefully entered the Kathmandu offices of the weekly “Drishti” and assaulted reporter Saroj Adhikari and computer operators Kedar Adhikari and Ram Krishna Rana. The officers also caused damages to the office premises. They claimed to be pursuing protestors who had earlier taken part in a demonstration against […]
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – On 1 February 2004, police officers forcefully entered the Kathmandu offices of the weekly “Drishti” and assaulted reporter Saroj Adhikari and computer operators Kedar Adhikari and Ram Krishna Rana. The officers also caused damages to the office premises. They claimed to be pursuing protestors who had earlier taken part in a demonstration against King Gyanendra.
CEHURDES condemns the police intervention at the “Drishti” offices and the officers’ unacceptable behaviour towards the paper’s journalist and staff. The organisation strongly urges the government and security forces to respect citizens’ fundamental rights and basic standards of press freedom and freedom of expression.
