Nepal’s government should move swiftly to investigate the apparent gang killing of a well-known female journalist and harassment of another reporter in the southeastern town of Janakpur, the International Press Institute (IPI) said Wednesday. Uma Singh, a broadcast journalist for Radio Today FM in Janakpur, was stabbed repeatedly by a group of approximately 15 people […]

The International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal congratulates Nepali journalists for their coverage of the campaign and the historic election held on 10 April. Their scrutiny of the process and coverage was one critical factor contributing to a mostly peaceful election day. The Mission also congratulates its partner, the Federation of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the recent wave of attacks against journalists in Nepal. According to information provided by IPI’s National Committee in Nepal, in the night of 29 March, a group of unidentified people broke into the office of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, welcomes the establishment of a Press Freedom Monitoring Centre in Kathmandu by IPI’s National Committee in Nepal. The Centre, which started operating on 12 February, will monitor the status of, and challenges to, press freedom and […]