In honor of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3, Rajesh KC of the Nagarik Daily received the ‘Courageous Journalism Award’ in Nepal for his contribution to freedom of expression via editorial cartoons. The award was presented to KC by Nepal’s National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI), as well as the Nepal-based […]

At a meeting on Feb. 27 with International Press Institute members in Nepal, IPI Senior Press Freedom Adviser Barbara Trionfi said that Nepal must ensure strong constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression. The meeting was held following an International Media Mission visit to Nepal where international media and press freedom groups, including IPI, met with […]

An IPI delegation has begun a visit to India, Nepal and Bangladesh to meet with representatives from a broad range of media, as well as top government officials and members of civil society. The trip will continue until March 6. “An extremely vibrant media scene, combined with a great awareness about the role of the […]

The Bara District Court in Nepal on 30 May handed down a life sentence to two people accused of the murder of journalist Birendra Saha in 2007, the International Press Institute’s (IPI) Nepal National Committee reported. Maoist activists Managar Giri and Ram Ekbal Sahani, who have already spent the last two years in judicial custody, […]