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Media Policy and Law Regional Workshop

news — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:57:36 +0545

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.

Western Regional Workshop on Media

news — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:03:07 +0545

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.

Police Misbehaved with Gorkhapatra Photographer

news — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:40:37 +0545

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.

Indian Envoy Assures Nepal-1 Striking Staffers

news — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:25:27 +0545

KATHMANDU, Aug 11 - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Monday assured the agitating journalists of

Scribe Threatened

news — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:28:55 +0545

Maoist activists warned journalists in Pyuthan district of total elimination on Friday, August 8, 2008.

UML-aligned Youth Force Seizes Copies of TKP and Kantipur

news — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:20:59 +0545

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.

Madhesi Party Cadres Vandalized Newspaper Office

news — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:09:30 +0545

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.

Tarai Armed Group Threats Journalists

news — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:46:21 +0545

Tarai National Liberation Army (TNLA) threatened local journalists working in Janakpur district to close all newspapers and radio programme broadcasting in Nepali language on

Atrocity against Press

news — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:40:02 +0545

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.

Threat to Journalist

news — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:31:17 +0545

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.

Nepal One Journalists Submit Memo

news — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:46:17 +0545

Journalists and employees working in Nepal One Television submitted a memorandum to Indian Embassy in Nepal on August 1, Friday.

Newspaper Office Vandalism

news — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:01:31 +0545

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

Attack on Press Council Nepal

news — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:52:33 +0545

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.

Journalists again attacked in Dhangadhi

news — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:29:15 +0545

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.

Distribution of Newspapers Prohibited

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:33:07 +0545

Tarai-based Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) has announced to prohibit the distribution of two broadsheet newspapers in Parsa from July 29, Tuesday.

Journalist Kidnapped

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:06:17 +0545

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.

Newspapers Publication Halts in Jhapa

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:57:59 +0545

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.

Journalists Beaten up

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:15:22 +0545

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.

Support to Disappeared Journalist Thakuri’s Family

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:14:16 +0545

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.

Actions sought against Dekendra’s Murderers

news — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:17:09 +0545

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.

Third Regional Workshop on Media Laws and Policy

news — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:26:37 +0545

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.

Scribe Thrashed

news — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:47:58 +0545

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.

Veep’s Oath Sparking Protests cause Rising Incidents against Press

news — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:13:42 +0545

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.

Protestors Vandalized Vehicle of RTI Activists

news — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:23:36 +0545

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.

Freedom Forum Hails President's Statement on Press Freedom

news — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:55:09 +0545

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.