The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing more than 500,000 journalists in over 110 countries, is alarmed by the arrest of more than 80 journalists at a protest in Kathmandu and the exodus of journalists from Dailekh district, fearing for their lives. "Press freedom and respect for the rights of journalists in Nepal are being shot to pieces by a...
Hours after their detention, more than 80 journalists, who protested against government's continued crackdown on media, have been released even as 17 scribes in a western Nepal district have decided to leave the area after allegedly receiving threats from local Army. The 81 journalists, released late last night, were detained earlier in the day at Ratnapark, a restricted area at the centre of...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16 - Police cracked down on journalists demonstrating peacefully in Kathmandu on Friday, arresting about 80 journalists. Most of them were picked up by police before the protest meet. They were released in the evening. Defying the government ban on demonstrations and rallies, journalists assembled at Ratnapark and chanted slogans demanding immediate restoration of press freedom and...
The International Federation of Journalists, the global organisation representing more than 500,000 journalists in over 110 countries, today welcomed the announcement of a unilateral three month cease-fire by the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. "This is a very positive sign that Nepal can reach a peaceful resolution to a situation that has seen journalists aggressively targeted and attacked by both...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing more than 500,000 journalists in over 110 countries, has growing concerns over press freedom and human rights violations in Nepal. The IFJ is concerned that the latest incidents have seen a number of journalists harassed and threatened by government forces and the suspected abduction of three other journalists...
