Nepal / Asia

  

CPJ Newsletter: A year in review

Over the past year, CPJ has documented anti-press violations all over the world, cases of journalists killed, imprisoned, abducted, or threatened in relation to their work. You can see all of our coverage at our website, www.cpj.org. But here at CPJ Impact we also highlight those times when CPJ has stepped in and advocated for…

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Police try to prevent journalists from covering clashes between police and protesters demonstrating against the draft of a new constitution in August 15. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)

Violence escalates against journalists amid unrest in Nepal

New York, September 14, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by increasing attacks on journalists in Nepal amid ongoing political unrest in the country.

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A woman clears rubble from her house outside Kathmandu. As Nepal recovers from the devastating earthquakes, local and international press can play a useful role in raising awareness of relief efforts. (Reuters/Ahmad Masood)

Mission Journal: In Nepal, finding solutions to better protect press

The devastation caused by the earthquakes in Nepal is a reminder of the indispensable role played by relief workers, medical teams, and other key actors on the front lines. Among them are many journalists who, on the most basic level, serve as witness to those affected and share their stories with the world.

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Mastermind convicted in 2009 murder of Nepali journalist Uma Singh

Kathmandu, April 23, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the conviction and sentencing on Wednesday of the mastermind in the 2009 murder of journalist Uma Singh. A court in the district of Dhanusha convicted Umesh Yadav of ordering Singh’s murder and sentenced him to life in prison, according to local news reports.

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Attacks on the Press in 2013: Nepal

While Nepal dropped off CPJ’s 2013 Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free, progress in the country remained tempered. The government led by then-Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai pressured prosecutors to drop their investigation into the 2004 murder of radio journalist Dekendra Thapa. While the police arrested five suspects…

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Journalists protest the killing of Uma Singh in Nepal in 2009. (AP/Binod Joshi)

Another arrest in the murder of Nepal’s Uma Singh

New York, September 18, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday’s arrest of an individual suspected to have ordered the 2009 murder of journalist Uma Singh, and calls on authorities to ensure the case is brought to justice.

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In Nepal, press faces litigation for critical coverage of courts

New York, May 16, 2013–Judicial authorities in Nepal should stop targeting outlets of the Kathmandu-based Kantipur Publications and dismiss a case filed against the organization and one of its journalists that accuses them of contempt of court, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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The wife of Philippines journalist Gerardo Ortega looks at his picture. (AFP/Noel Celis)

News of convictions in journalist murders sadly infrequent

We received an unusual email last week. Michaella Ortega wrote to tell us that Marlon Recamata, who confessed to shooting her father, Philippine journalist Gerardo Ortega, in 2011, had been convicted and sentenced to life for the crime.

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Getting Away With Murder

CPJ’s 2013 Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free

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Attacks on the Press in 2012: Nepal

Nepal’s ruling coalition failed to meet the Supreme Court’s May deadline to complete a constitution, dissolving the legislature amid political rifts that left the republic’s leadership in doubt. Nationwide strikes by political activists and ethnic minority groups advocating federalization resulted in journalists’ being harassed and attacked for perceived negative coverage. The majority Maoist party-controlled magazine…

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