A journalist in the Central African Republic was reportedly killed in the central town of Bambari by rebels, who have been engaged in a month-long uprising against President Francois Bozizé, reports said. Elisabeth Blanche Olofio, who worked for Catholic community radio station Radio Be Oko, was killed when rebels stormed the station, Fides news agency […]

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 […]

I was deputy head of Nile TV International. I was also one of the network’s senior anchors and correspondents and I had traveled the world covering major events. Then came the revolution. I was away for the first five days in London attending an EU-sponsored workshop on free expression. I was following closely the events […]

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 […]