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Press Statement Nepal government drafts harsh provisions to Media Council Act10 May, 2019 New provisions to the Media Council Act were tabled by the Nepal government on May 9, which will further tighten control on media in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) have strongly criticized the harsh provisions and called on the government to consult media stakeholders and revise the changes. According to My Republica, the Bill to Amend and Integrate the Media Council Act was registered by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on May 9, and will have wide ranging implications for the media. Under the proposed provisions, media can be fined up to NPR 1 million (USD 8850) for publishing content in violation of the media code of ethics. Under Section 18, media outlets, publishers, editors and/or journalists can be fined up to NPR 1 million for publishing content found to be tarnishing the dignity or reputation of any individual. According to the bill, any individual can file a complaint against media and journalists at the council, accusing them of violating the code even if he/she is not personally affected by the media content. NPU said that the provisions in the bill endangers jobs of the majority of journalists and converts journalism into praise-machinery. The aim of the bill is not to promote journalism but to censor it. If the bill is passed along with the mass communication bill, which also have provisions critical to press freedom, the press freedom and FOE will see an eclipse. The IFJ said: “The harsh provisions proposed in this bill will have wide reaching implications for press freedom in Nepal. The media cannot operate in an environment of fear and intimidation, which would be created by many of these proposed changes. We call on the Nepali government to conduct consultations with media stakeholders and revise the provisions immediately.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement तस्विर खिचेकै भरमा पत्रकार पक्रेर सार्वजनिक अपराधको मुद्दा लगाइनु प्रेस तथा अभिब्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको गम्भीर उल्लंघन25 May, 2016 समयबोध पत्रिकामा आवद्ध पत्रकार शेषनारायण झालाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । झालाई सिंहदरबार गेटको तस्विर खिचेको भन्दै प्रहरिले जेठ १० गते प्रक्राउ गरेको जानकारी महासंघमा प्राप्त भएको छ । तस्विर खिचेकै भरमा पत्रकारलाई पक्राउ गर्नु र सार्वजनिक अपराधको मुद्दा लगाइनु प्रेस तथा अभिब्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको गम्भीर उल्लंघन हो । महासंघ यस घटनाको घोर निन्दा गर्दै पत्रकार झालाई तत्काल रिहा गर्न माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download