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Press Statement Nepal: Parliamentary committee passes controversial IT Bill07 Jan, 2020 A new information technology bill currently under discussion in the Nepalese parliament threatens to undermine media freedom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) have strongly condemned the proposed new law and urged the parliament to amend it in order to guarantee Nepali citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of expression. The controversial bill – passed by the Development and Technology Committee of House of Representative (HoR) on 29 December – threatens freedom of speech online. Among the concerns expressed by Nepali journalists organisations are that it includes provisions to impose fines of up to Rs 1.5 million (over 10.000 €) or jail terms up to five years for posting content on social media that in the eyes of government may pose a threat to the “country’s sovereignty, security, unity or harmony”. The bill also includes mandatory provisions for social media companies to be registered in Nepal. If not, the use of their services will be banned. The bill replaces the existing Electronic Transaction Act (ETA) which had been widely misused to arrest and harass citizens over their social media posts. According to the cybercrime cell at Nepal Police, 106 cases were filed in Kathmandu Valley in the last three years for “illegal” posts on social media. This apart, the bill provides for far tougher punishments for committing the same offense on the internet than in person. The FNJ claims the bill is in contravention to citizens’ rights of freedom of expression enshrined in Nepal’s constitution. FNJ said: “We would like to remind the Government of Nepal about its earlier agreement to hold consultations with FNJ and other stakeholders while the government introduces any bill related to media and freedom of expression. Therefore, we urge the government of Nepal to take the IT bill forward only after wider consultation with stakeholders and adhering to the spirit of freedom of expression”. Nepal Press Union (NPU) denounced the government’s proposed law as undemocratic. NPU said, “The bill gives plenty of space for the authorities to curb freedom of expression and media freedom. Therefore, it is not acceptable to NPU. NPU calls on the Government of Nepal to correct the bill- provisions upon wider consultation with stakeholders”. IFJ General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger, said: “This new IT bill is another example of governments trying to curb freedom of expression and silence critical voices in the name of online security. We call on the government to step back and start a wider consultation with stakeholders and unions to develop a new communications bill that respects and fully guarantees media freedom and freedom of expression”. 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 पत्रकार यादवमाथि हातपातको विरोध22 Nov, 2016 नेपाल प्रेस युनियनका सदस्य तथा नागरिक दैनिक सिराहाका संवाददाता मिथिलेश यादवमाथि समाचार संकलनका क्रममा लहानस्थित लिला मदन अस्पतालका संचालक मनोज साह, डाक्टर दिलिप कुमार यादव र कमर्चारी धनञ्जय यादवले हातपातको प्रयास गर्दै सञ्चार साधन फुटाएको विषयमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको गम्भिर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ। प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताका बिषयमा नेपालको अवस्था कमजोर रहेको तथ्य सार्वजनिक भइरहँदा यो घटनाले सञ्चारकर्मी अझै पनि भयमै समाचार संकलन गर्न वाध्य छन् भन्ने देखाएको छ। नेपाल प्रेस युनियन, समाचार संकलनका क्रममा सञ्चारकर्मी मिथिलेश यादवमाथि आक्रमण गर्नेहरुलाई तत्काल छानवीन गरि कार्वाहीको दायरामा ल्याउन जोडदार माग गर्दछ । Written By Nepal Press Union Anam Nagar, GPO Box No - 19033 Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: 015244746 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download