Journalist freed two months after abduction by Maoists
New York, July 11, 2005—Maoist rebels on Saturday released Som Sharma, a reporter in eastern Nepal’s Ilam district who was abducted from his home nearly two months ago. Maoist leaders also called off the house arrest of Ilam-based reporter Umesh Gurung, calling their actions against him a “mistake,” according to local news reports Sharma, a…
U.S. sends wrong message to the world
Restrictive regimes around the world came out ahead. Many were already taking a cue from a U.S. case involving the leak of a CIA officer’s name when the Supreme Court announced this week that it would not hear an appeal by two journalists. The reporters, Matthew Cooper of Time magazine and Judith Miller of The New York Times, face 18-month jail terms for not revealing their confidential sources.
Nepalese authorities harass journalists for reporting on the military
New York, June 23, 2005—Nepalese authorities continue to harass and intimidate journalists who independently cover military activities. Local newspapers report that two editors were interrogated this week and urged to disclose their sources for stories involving the Royal Nepalese Army. Police today questioned Kishor Karki, editor of Blast Time, a daily newspaper based in the…
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JUNE 22-23, 2005 Posted: June 30, 2005 Kishor Karki, Blast TimeKishor Shrestha, Jana Aastha HARASSED Police questioned Kishor Karki, editor of Blast Time, a daily newspaper based in the town of Dharan, about his reporting on a clash between the government and Maoist rebels, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ).
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JUNE 22, 2005 Posted: June 24, 2005 Ten journalists HARASSED Police arrested 10 journalists who were protesting media restrictions in Banepa, in the central district of Kavre, according to nepalnews.com and local sources. Journalists had gathered to read poetry and sing in support of press freedom and democracy. They were arrested after entering an area…
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JUNE 13 2005 Posted: June 21, 2005 Many journalists HARASSED, ATTACKED Dozens of Nepalese journalists were arrested in the capital, Kathmandu, and the neighboring district of Kavre as protests against media restrictions continued across the country. More than 40 journalists were briefly detained in police stations in Kathmandu, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists…
More journalists arrested as protests continue in Nepal
New York, June 13, 2005—Dozens of Nepalese journalists were arrested today in the capital, Kathmandu, and the neighboring district of Kavre as protests against media restrictions continued across the country. More than 40 journalists were still being held in police stations in Kathmandu this evening, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) and other…
Journalists injured as protests continue in Nepal
New York, June 10, 2005—Several Nepalese journalists were injured, at least one seriously, as police clashed with reporters and photographers demonstrating against government media restrictions and detentions in protests across the country yesterday, according to local news reports. Guru Prasad Gautum, secretary of a local chapter of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, remained hospitalized today…
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JUNE 9, 2005 Posted: June 15, 2005 Guru Prasad Gautum, Federation of Nepalese Journalists Several journalists HARASSED, ATTACKED Several Nepalese journalists were injured, at least one seriously, as police clashed with reporters and photographers demonstrating against government media restrictions and detentions in protests across the country, according to local news reports.