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Press Statement Federation of Nepali Journalists is highly concerned on the “”Nepal Media Council Bill”13 May, 2019 Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is highly concerned on the “”Nepal Media Council Bill” recently registered at parliament and the proposed “Mass Communication Bill”, which is ready to be registered at the parliament. “Both the bills have regressive provisions to control the media and curtail press freedom”, President of FNJ Mr. Govinda Acharya said. He said that both the bills “do not abide by the international practice of press freedom as well as the fundamental values of Constitution of Nepal, 2015.” FNJ called a meeting of all major media stakeholders on May 10, 2019 to discuss and make decisions about the bills and further action. Alongside FNJ, the meeting was attended by Association of Community Broadcasters (ACORAB), Broadcasting Association of Nepal (BAN), Sancharika Samuha, Online Journalists Association, Nepal Press Union, Press Organization Nepal, Press Chautari, Progressive Journalists Association, People’s Journalists’ Organization Nepal, Revolutionary Journalists Organization Nepal, Democratic Press Network and others. Acting chair of Press Council Nepal and other members also attended the meeting. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) on Wednesday had registered the “Bill to Amend and Integrate Nepal Media Council Law” at the House of Representatives, the lower house of Federal Parliament. The Press Council Nepal had put forward suggestions to the Government of Nepal for amendment of the Press Council Act, 1991 months back on the request of the Government. Most of its suggestions have not been addressed in the current Bill. The Bill has such provisions which will ‘destroy the autonomy and independence of the Press Council Nepal’. “At the time, when we all the media stakeholders are asking for more autonomy for the Press Council and to develop it into self-regulatory mechanism, the government has tried to turn it into a government organ, where the government can have all the control”, FNJ President Mr. Acharya said. The meeting decided to undertake strong campaign to pressurize the Government of Nepal to repeal the registered bill from the parliament and put forward an amended bill in consultation with all the media organizations and stakeholders. The meeting also decided to advocate with the members of parliament to reject or amend the Bill. Similarly, the meeting also decided to demand amendment of laws including “Advertisement Act” and “Information Technology Act”. Following the meeting, FNJ central committee held an emergency meeting which decided to take concrete action to engage with the government, parliamentarians and other stakeholders. This meeting decided to analyze the provisions of the bill and draft a suggestion to hand over to the Prime Minister, Speaker and the members of both the parliaments. It also decided that FNJ will coordinate with international actors to call ‘international media mission’. FNJ has decided to request international organizations including International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) for solidarity in this campaign of FNJ against the curtailing of press freedom through different laws by the Government of Nepal. Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement निर्वाचन आयोगको कदमप्रति खेद व्यक्त01 Aug, 2017 पत्रिकामा प्रकाशित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर निर्वाचन आयोगले देशान्तर साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादकलाई सम्बन्धित समाचार सामग्रीको प्रमाणसहित ३ दिनभित्र निर्वाचन आयोगमा उपस्थित गराउन सोको कारबाही हुन प्रेस काउन्सिललाई लेखी पाठाउन भनी निर्वाचन आयोगले गरेको निर्णयप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । २०७४ जेठ ८ र १५ गते देशान्तर साप्ताहिकमा प्रकाशित क्रमशः ‘निर्वाचन आयोगमा मामाको धनमा फुपुको श्राद्ध’ र ‘निर्वाचन आयोगलाई १८ अर्व सक्नुपर्ने’ शीर्षक समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादकलाई उपस्थित र कारबाहीका लागि आयोगले काउन्सिलमा पत्राचार गरेकोे थियो । प्रकाशित वा प्रसारित समाचारको विषयमा चित्त नबुझे या कुनै गुनासो रहे त्यस उपर परेका उजुरी हेर्ने वा पत्राचार आचारसंहिताको अनुगमन गर्ने निकाय प्रेस काउन्सिलको क्षेत्राधिकारलाई नबुझीकन निर्वाचन आयोगबाट कारबाही आदेश दिइनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको अनाधिकृत हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ निर्वाचन आयोगको यस कदमप्रति खेद व्यक्त गर्दछ र आगामी दिनमा यस घटना नदोहो¥याउन सम्बन्धित निकायको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । साथै, समाचारप्रति चित्त नबुझे कानुन वा पत्रकार आचारसंहिताबमोजिम उपचार खोज्न पनि महासंघ आयोगलाई आग्रह गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download