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Press Statement Nepali photojournalist arrested at protest outside President’s Office14 Dec, 2018 Photojournalist Barsha Shah was arrested and detained for three hours for taking pictures of a protest outside the President’s Office at the Shital Niwas in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 13. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in strongly criticising the arrest and detention of Barsha Shah and demands the respect to journalists’ rights from Nepali authorities. Police arrested Shah, associated with Deshsanchar.com, as she was taking pictures of the protesters who had reached the President’s residence to hand over a crowdfunded toy car as a symbolic protest to the government’s decision to purchase an expensive luxurious bullet-proof car. Police arrested Shah although she introduced herself as a photojournalist and showed her press card. Although Nepal Police maintained that she was arrested in a prohibited zone, Deputy Superintendent of Police Phadindra Prasai apologized to her for the police misbehavior while releasing her after three hours. Ramesh Bista, the FNJ General Secretary, said: “It’s an act against press freedom to arrest a journalist exercising her professional rights. The FNJ condemns the police action and urges the authorities not to repeat such act and to respect the constitutional rights of the press.” Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti, the NPU General Secretary, said: “The arrest of journalist Shah is a result of government’s attempt to restrict the freedom of expression and press freedom. The NPU believes that her arrest is an attack on democracy and press freedom and urges the government to respect the independence of the media and stand for the freedom of expression.” The Photojournalist Club – Nepal, an FNJ associate and the umbrella organisation of photojournalists, condemned the arrest of Shah terming it as an attack on press freedom and democracy. The IFJ said: “The IFJ condemns the arrest and detention of photojournalist Barsha Shah in Kathmandu, Nepal. It’s highly concerning that Nepal government arrested a journalist for merely taking photos of a peaceful protest. It’s an act against the press freedom and shows the authorities’ attempt to narrow down the rights of the journalists and the citizens. The IFJ demands that Nepal government respect the journalists’ rights and allow them to freely conduct their duties to inform the public.” 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 बिनाकारण पत्रकार पक्राउ गरिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताविरोधी कार्य: महासंघ13 Dec, 2018 समाचार संकलनका क्रममा प्रहरीले देश सञ्चार अनलाइनमा कार्यरत फोटो पत्रकार वर्षा शाहलाई आज पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । शीतल निवासअगाडि भएको विरोध प्रदर्शनको फोटो खिचिरहेकी पत्रकार शाहलाई प्रहरीले बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरेको थियो । स्वतन्त्रतापूर्वक पेशागत धर्म निर्वाह गरिरहेका पत्रकारलाई बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताविरोधी कार्य हो । महासंघ प्रहरीबाट भएको यस्ता कार्यको घोर भत्र्सना गर्दछ । यस्ता घटना नदोहो¥याउन र प्रेसको संवैधानिक अधिकारको सम्मान गर्न महासंघ सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग 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