Based on information provided to IPI, on 8 June, police arrested some 50 journalists in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. The arrests came after journalists marched in protest through streets close to the royal palace. The protests allegedly follow the decision of the Nepalese Supreme Court to reverse a closure order issued by the Ministry for Information […]

His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Narayanhity Royal Palace Kathmandu Nepal E-mail: [email protected] Vienna, 7 March 2005   Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is extremely concerned at the continuing problems for journalists in Nepal. Over the last […]

H.E. Tanka Prasad Dhakal Ministry of Information & Communications Singh Durbar Kathmandu Nepal Fax: 977-1-422 17 29 Email: [email protected] Vienna, 2 March 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is appalled to learn that the Ministry of Information and Communications […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of King Gyanendra on 1 February to sack the Nepalese government, declare a state of emergency and impose censorship on the country’s media. In a recent incident, on 23 February, the Kathmandu […]