Nepal’s prime minister Baburam Bhattarai has reportedly expressed anger over the arrests of individuals allegedly involved in the 2004 murder of journalist Dekendra Thapa in Dailekh, in mid-western Nepal. At an event organised in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, on Jan 8, PM Bhattarai stated that the government did not support the arrests. In fact, Bhattarai condemned […]

A group of people identifying themselves as cadres of Shiv Sena Nepal stormed into the office of Nepal Republic Media, publisher of Nagarik and Republica dailies along with Sukrabar Weekly, and manhandled the journalists and other staffers. The attackers said they had objection over the content published in Sukrabar Weekly, which had published news regarding […]

Nepali journalist Amar Kshitij Bhandari was manhandled on Tuesday by a group of so-called “disqualified Maoist fighters” allegedly affiliated with the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) during a demonstration called by them in Rapti Zone, Mid-West Nepal. As part of Nepal’s peace process, the Nepalese army has sought to integrate Maoist fighters spread across […]

Madan Paudel, a journalist with Radio Tamor in the eastern district of Taplejung, Nepal has been missing for over a week. Local newspapers said that the whereabouts of the journalist is unknown and reportedly criticised security agencies for not carrying out thorough investigations. Paudel reportedly went missing on Sep. 16 after attending an event called […]