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Press Statement News report about lawmaker elicits threats for journalists in Nepal08 Jun, 2018 Student leaders from the ruling party harassed and threatened journalists of online news portal hamrakura.com in Kathmandu, Nepal over a news report about a Member of Parliament (MP) and the chairperson of the students union on June 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (IFJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the threats to and harassment of journalists of an online news portal by student leaders in Nepal. The IFJ demands an investigation into the incident and safety of the journalists. Seven people led by Bhupendra Shahi, the central committee member of the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), entered the office of hamrakura.com on the evening of June 6 and demanded the removal of the news related to MP and ANNFSU chairperson Nabina Lama. They stayed at the media office for more than half an hour, harassing executive editor Madhav Prasad Chamlagain and other journalists. MP Lama had earlier called chief editor and NPU general secretary Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti demanding to remove the news about her addressed a citizen using bad language, when asked a critical question on Facebook messenger. The portal updated the news with Lama’s rebuttal and also published her rebuttal as a separate news, but she was adamant that the portal remove the news and threatened Shiwakoti with using cyber law to jail him. NPU chairperson Badri Sigdel, in a statement, said: “The NPU condemns the threat of jailing a journalist by a sitting MP, and harassment to journalists in the newsroom, even after the portal published the rebuttal. To pressure and threaten journalists over published material is a condemnable act and a violation of press freedom.” FNJ General Secretary Ramesh Bista said: “The FNJ condemns the act of harassment and threats by a person in a responsible position of MP and demands that the concerned authorities to probe the incidents to bring it in legal prosecution and ensure safety of journalists and media.” The IFJ said: “The IFJ condemns the harassment and threat to editors and journalists of hamrakura.com in Kathmandu, Nepal by cadres of the ruling political party. It is concerning that a lawmaker is violating the rights of journalists and norms of press freedom. The IFJ urges the Nepal government to investigate the incident and ensure safety to journalists.” 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 - 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 मिडिया कार्यालयमा पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउने कार्यको घोर भर्सना07 Jun, 2018 अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद लामाले समाचारको बारेमा पठाएकोे खण्डन प्रकाशित गरेपछि पनि कार्यालयमा साँझको समयमा समुह पठाएर पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउनु तथा कार्यकक्षमा कार्यरत पत्रकारलाई मानसिक तनाब दिने कार्यको नेपाल प्रेस युनियन घोर भर्सना गर्दछ । समाचार कक्षमा प्रबेश गर्नु तथा फोनबाट सम्पादकलाई जाकिदिने भनी धम्की दिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको ठाडो उल्लंघन हो । समाचार सम्बन्धी चित्त नबुझे प्रेस काउन्सीलमा उजुरी दिइ उपचार खोज्ने बाटो हु्ँदाहुँदै कार्यालयमा नै पुगेर समाचार हटाउन दबाब दिनु निन्दनीय छ । अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद जस्तो जिम्मेवार पदमा रहेको व्यक्तिबाट भएको यो गैरजिम्मेवार कार्यको प्रेस युनियन कडा शब्दमा भत्र्सना गर्दछ । साथै, घटनाको छानबिन गरी दोषीलाई कानुनी दायरामा ल्याउन, पत्रकारहरुको पूर्ण सुरक्षा गर्न र यस्ता घटना दोहोरिन नदिन एवं संविधानप्रदत्त प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको अधिकार निर्वाध उपभोग गर्ने वातावरण तयार गर्न युनियन सरकारसँग 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, 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