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Participating speakers at a regional workshop organized by Freedom Forum underlined the need to bring about sweeping reforms in media policy and law to make Nepali media well-managed and dignified.
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It has been felt that there are various shortcomings and ambiguities in the policy and legal provisions of journalism, so that it should be overhauled, reviewed and studied more, said participants at a regional workshop organized by Freedom Forum in Pokhara.
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Sabin Tuladhar, Photojournalist Working for the Gorkhapatra Corporation including two others journalists, Sunder Shrestha of Samacharpatra national daily and Sunil Pradhan of Rajdhani weekly were mercilessly thrashed near the Chinese embassy in the capital on August 14, Thursday.
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KATHMANDU, Aug 11 - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Monday assured the agitating journalists of
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Maoist activists warned journalists in Pyuthan district of total elimination on Friday, August 8, 2008.

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Cadres of CPN-UML youth wing-Youth Force-seized some 500 copies of The Kathmandu Post (TKP) and Kantipur dailies in Dhankuta district in eastern Nepal on August 7, Thursday for allegedly disseminating news against their organization.
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Cadres of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF)-led by Bhagyanath Gupta barged in to the office of Pratik Daily, a media outlet from Birgunj and vandalized office and motorbike at around 2.15 PM on August 7, Thursday.
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Tarai National Liberation Army (TNLA) threatened local journalists working in Janakpur district to close all newspapers and radio programme broadcasting in Nepali language on
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Freedom Forum expresses its concern over the upsurge in the incidents of press freedom violations in various parts of the country for the last few days.
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Kamal Panthi, Bardiya district -based correspondent of Kantipur National Daily was threatened by an officer of Bardia District Administration Office over the news reporting on the investigation into citizenship.
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Journalists and employees working in Nepal One Television submitted a memorandum to Indian Embassy in Nepal on August 1, Friday.
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An unruly group vandalized the office of Janalakshya Daily being published from Itahari and thrashed journalists in Itahari of Sunsari, an eastern district on August 1, Friday night, taking over the covering of news
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Freedom Forum strongly condemned attack carried out by some journalists against Executive Officer Jagadish Poudel and indecent behavior against Chairperson Rajendra Dahal and Director General of Information Department Sridhar Gautam at Press Council Nepal office on July 30, Wednesday over the recently released newspaper classification.
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JP Joshi, Editor of Janadisha Daily Kailali Edition was attacked and looted by an unidentified group with broken bottles and stones at their hands on August 1, Friday.
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Tarai-based Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) has announced to prohibit the distribution of two broadsheet newspapers in Parsa from July 29, Tuesday.
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Nandan Khetan, a journalist at Nawakranti weekly from Saptari district was kidnapped by the carders of Jwala Singh-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha from Lahan of Siraha district on July 28, Monday night.
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A meeting of the editors of all daily newspapers and weeklies published from Jhapa district decided to halt publishing newspapers for an indefinite period from Wednesday, July 20.
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Nawalparasi-Two journalists, Deepak Bhattarai of ABC Television and KB Rana of Radio Nepal, were injured by an Armed Police Force (APF) team in Arunkhola of Nawalparasi, a western region district on Tuesday, July 29. 
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An international institute "Roripech Trust" has provided 1,200 pounds to the family of Prakash Singh Thakuri, who was allegedly abducted by Maoist cadres on July 5, 2007. His whereabouts is still unknown.
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Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had excavated the dead body of Dailekh-based journalist Dekendra Thapa, who was allegedly murdered by CPN (Maoist) on August 10, 2004.
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Freedom Forum recently organized a regional level workshop on ‘media laws and policies’ in Parsa district Headquarters, Birgunj with the objective of bringing together the views and recommendations from different walks of life for the timely improvement and effective functioning of Nepali media.
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Editor of the Janaastha Weekly and Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Kishor Shrestha was thrashed by an unruly group at Thapathali in the capital on July 28, Monday while he was going to office.

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Numbers of anti-press incidents have taken place in various parts of the country following several protest and demonstration against Vice-president-elect Parmananda Jha, taking oath of office and secrecy in Indian language on July 23. » More..

Freedom Forum strongly condemns the incident of attack on a team of Right to Information (RTI) activists, including Chairperson of Freedom Forum and Citizens’ Campaign for Right to Information (CCRI) and vandalizing their vehicle on the way to Rautahat district capital Gaur from Birgunj, the Headquarters of Parsa, a central region district in Nijgadh Chowk on July 27, Sunday morning.
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Kathmandu-Freedom Forum congratulates Dr. Yadav on his election as the first President of democratic republic Nepal, and wishes his successful leadership particularly in marching the country towards building new constitution.

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Kathmandu- DR Pokharel, correspondent of Awaaz Daily from Pokhara and Federation of Nepali Journalists, Kaski Chapter Member was severely injured at New Road, Pokhara in the western part of Nepal on July 24, Thursday.
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Kathmandu-The police personnel manhandled six journalists-mostly Television journalists- at Durbar Marg police station in the Capital 22 for seeking footage of a certain person taken under police custody on Tuesday, July.
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Dhangadhi-Four journalists, including Shiva Raj Yogi of Gorkhapatra Daily and Sudur Hotline, Pushpa Raj Joshi of Samachar Saras were misbehaved by the protestors of transport entrepreneurs in Dhangadi, a far-western district on July 19, Saturday.
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Kathmandu-Rajdhan Rai and Kishor Budhathoki, local correspondents of Nepal FM and Annapurna Post national daily respectively, were severely beaten up by members of Khandbari Yuba Club at Pokhari Bazaar in Khandbari  of eastern Sakhuwasabha district on July 20.


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Parsa-Two media professionals were physically assaulted by activists of Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) in Birgunj in central southern district of Parsa, on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
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Kathmandu-Bishnu Prasad Chaulagain, Chief Editor of Kavre Post, a weekly newspaper from Kavrepalanchowk district was assaulted by a group at the Everest hotel in the capital on July 11, Friday.
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Kabikiran Neupane, Editor of Abhimat Weekly published from Chitwan, local correspondent of Dristi Weekly and Member of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chitwan was beaten up and threatened to kill by Ratnanagar municipality-10 President Rambabu Shrestha on July 8.
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Morang-Treasurer of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Morang Chapter Gokul Parajuli was assaulted by security personnel, including Armed Police Force Inspector Chuman Bogati and Assistant Inspector G Thapa in Biratnagr when he reached there to collect news on the tender registration scuffle.
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Siraha-Jeevachhi Sah, Central Council Member of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) from Siraha district was assaulted with lathis (Sticks) by an unidentified group at Phulbariya-3 based Bataha Bridge along the East-West Highway on Sunday night.
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Kapilvastu-Basanta Giri, Kapilvastu district-based correspondent at Gorkhapatra National Daily was threatened to take life by the Chairperson of an organization namely RISE for the news published alleging the latter's involvement in the embezzlement of Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF).
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Kathmandu-Usha Lohani, a correspondent for the Radio Nepal was looted at Ghattekulo in the capital on July 4, Friday.
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Biratnagar- Media persons, legal practitioners, human rights activists and intellectuals of the eastern region have stressed on the need of restructuring of the media policies and laws at a time when the country is heading towards federal structure.
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Udayapur-Sanchar Kiranti, Executive Editor of Udayapur Post Fortnightely was assaulted at public place of Gaighat bazaar in Udayapur, the eastern district on June 30 while he was covering news of clash between two groups of contractors.
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Morang-The District Court, Morang on Monday issued an order in the name of the government to provide with the compensation worth Rs. 10,000 to journalist Manoj Shrestha.
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In order to ensure press freedom in the preamble of the new constitution and for the consolidation of human rights and multi- party competitive political system, the Federation of Nepali journalists (FNJ) has requested all to be actively involved in the massive public participation in the constitution making process.
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Kathmandu-A delegation of International Press Institute (IPI) called on leaders of major political parties on June 28, expressing concern about the future course of press freedom and democratic rights in 'new' Nepal.

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Kavre-Khagendra Bhandari, a reporter of Kantipur TV was beaten up by a local of Banepa -11 of Kavre at 28 kilo area of the district on Thursday evening.
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Dailekh-A team led by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on June 25 dug out the remnants of a corpse, believed to be that of journalist Dikendra Raj Thapa from Dwari VDC in Dailekh district.
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Kathmandu-Freedom Forum expresses its serious concern on the rising incidnets of press freedom violation in various parts of the country for the last few days.
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Karna Kunwar, publisher and editor of Tikapur Times Daily was ruthlessly assaulted by a group led by District Member Prem Bahadur Biswokarma and Tara Sanjyal for the news puhslished about Maoist intervention in the local community forest on June 24, Monday evening.
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Siraha-The officials of Sagarmatha Zonal Transport Management Office (SZTMO) manhanled Ganesh Sah, local correspondent of Sagarmatha Television at Lahan, Siraha, an eastern region of Nepal.
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Mehendra Luitel, Chief Editor of "Nirantar Weekly" published from out-of-valley was beaten up by Chhatra Dangi, proprietor of Letang-based Pathibhara X-ray on June 20, Friday. » More..

Dailekh-A grave believed to be that of murdered journalist Dekendraraj Thapa was found some 150 meters away from local Nepal Primary School here at Dwari VDC-1 in the district.
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Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Dailekh chapter has released today (15 June 2008) the investigative field report on the assasination of journalist Dekendra Raj Thapa by Maoists on 10 August 2004 at Dwari VDC-1.
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Kalikot-Tularam Pandey, President of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Kalikot chapter and a journalist for Kantipur National Daily was beaten up and injured in the scuffle between CPN (Maoist) cadres and representatives of other political parties in the meeting hall of Kalikot District Development Committee (DDC) on June 13 Friday.
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