Even following the restoration of democracy and signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) on 21 November 2006 Nepali media and media workers did not witness a sigh of relief and respite from the brutal attacks and blatant violation of press freedom perpetrated by the state, CPN (Maoist) including other political parties and agitating groups. Owing to the deteriorating law and order situation and growing culture of impunity followed by the intended and deliberate assault, the personal safety and professional and institutional security of journalists and media house remained at stake. |
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Kathmandu-Freedom Forum is alarmed at the government's decision of conferring 'National Journalism Award-2064' to a person who was the central committee member of CPN (Maoist) and Editor of its mouthpiece Janadesh weekly. The decision is utterly made against the spirit of the rationality of the institution of this award and is not justifiable in consistent with the promotion and protection of the free and fair journalism. The Nepal government has recently decided to confer \'National Journalism Award-2065' on Krishna Sen, CPN (Maoist) central committee member and Editor of its mouthpiece Janadesh weekly, posthumously. Krishna Sen was killed from state side before six years in 2003. |
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Kailali-Lakki Chaudhary, a journalist for Hamar Pahara, a local daily newspaper in Tharu language from Dhangadhi including other were beaten up and misbehaved by a group of miscreants claiming themselves to be Young Communist League at Urma VDC-4, Rampur of Kailali district on May 26. |
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Kathmandu-Freedom Forum is alarmed at the government’s decision of conferring ‘National Journalism Award-2064’ to a person who was the central committee member of CPN (Maoist) and Editor of its mouthpiece Janadesh weekly. The decision is made utterly against the spirit of the rationality of the institution of this award and is not justifiable in consistent with the promotion and protection of the free, fair and professional journalism.
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A two- day regional workshop on Right to Information concluded in Dhangadhi on Sunday, 1 April, 2007. It was the last of the regional workshop series aimed at promoting awareness on Right to Information and lobbying for an effective law in this regard. |
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