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Press Statement Magazine suspends publication after bureaucratic harassment in Nepal06 Sep, 2016 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) express concern over suspension of publication of Himal Southasian magazine ‘due to non-cooperation by regulatory state agencies in Nepal’. The IFJ demands that the Nepal government should immediately probe the case to ensure smooth operation of the magazine. On August 24, the Southasia Trust, the publisher of the cross-border magazine, announced that the November 2016 edition would be the last issue published. The Trust cited the non-cooperation of regulatory bodies as the reason behind the decision, noting that the regulatory bodies ‘have made it impossible to continue operations after 29 years of publication’. The Trust said that ‘Himal is being silenced not by direct attack or overt censorship but the use of the arms of bureaucracy to paralyze its functioning’. In a statement announcing the decision, the Trust added that “with no notification or explanation, grants meant for Himal were not approved over seven months of waiting, obtaining work permits for non-Nepali editorial staff became impossible, and there were unreasonable delays in processing payments for international contributors”. Recently in April 2016, its founding editor and Trust’s chairman Kanak Mani Dixit was arrested in accusations of corruption without charges and was detained for days until the Supreme Court ordered his release. Earlier in April 2014, the magazine was subject of debate in the parliament when parliamentarians accused it of accepting grants to campaign against peace process. Himal Southasian started in 1987 as a Himalayan journal and in 1996, it was changed to a regional magazine. The Trust further added: “Though Nepal has been a leader of free press since the introduction of democracy in 1990, continuous socio-political chaos over two decades has progressively weakened the commitment of the political class to open society.” Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti, the General Secretary of the NPU, said in a statement: “The Southasia Trust has serious accusations on state’s regulatory bodies and it’s sad that the publisher and editorial staff have felt that the state has used bureaucracy to force the shutdown of an independent media. The NPU has seriously concerned over the situation where the state and bureaucracy are continuously ignoring commitment towards open society.” The NPU has urged the government to create environment to ensure resumption of publication ofHimal Southasian magazine stating that ‘there should be no restriction of any type on independent media following the laws of the country’. The IFJ said: “The IFJ criticizes the actions of Nepali government which has led to the suspension of the publication of Himal magazine in South Asia. The bureaucratic non-cooperation to any media is a violation of the principles of the press freedom and the Nepal government should immediately look into the case to ensure that the media are not harassed by the regulatory agencies. The IFJ calls on the Nepali government to work with the Southasia Trust and Himal to end the suspension of publication and ensure independent media can continue publication without being unnecessarily harassed.” 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, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement हिमाल साउथ एशियन पत्रिका बन्द हुने बारेमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको धारणा03 Sep, 2016 दक्षिण एशियाली ‘क्रस–बर्डर पत्रकारिता’ गर्ने हिमाल साउथएशियन पत्रिकाको प्रकाशन स्थगन गरिएको सूचना प्रकाशक ‘द साउथएशिया ट्रष्ट’ निकालेको विषयमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । ट्रष्टले नेपाल सरकारका सम्बन्धित नियमन निकायहरुको असहयोगको कारण पत्रिका बन्द हुन पुगेको बताएको छ। ट्रष्टले दक्षिण एशियाका अन्य ठाउँका मिडिया र नागरिक समाजलाई जस्तै ठाडो सेन्सरसीप या अन्य खालका हस्तक्षेपबाट नभई ब्यूरोक्रेसीको विभिन्न अंगमार्फत दबाव दिई हिमाल साउथएशियन लाई बन्द गराइएको गम्भिर आरोप लगाइएको छ। २०४६ सालमा प्रजातन्त्र पुनःस्थापना भएपछि नेपाल राज्य दक्षिण एशियामा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको हिमायतीको रुपमा अगाडी आएको तथा संविधानले पनि प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको पूर्ण प्रत्याभुमति गरेको अवस्थामा विभिन्न वहानामा स्वतन्त्र सञ्चार माध्यमलाई कर्मचारीतन्त्रको प्रयोग गरि बन्द गराइने अवस्थामा पुगेको अनुभुति पत्रिकाका प्रकाशक र सम्पादकीय समुहलाई हुनु अत्यन्तै दुखलाग्दो कुरा हो। खुला समाजलाई वढावा दिनुपर्नेमा संगठित रुपमा त्यसप्रति सरकार र सरकारी संयन्त्रमा रहनेहरु निरन्तर उदासीन हुँदै जानु लोकतन्त्रप्रतिकै खतराको संकेतको रुपमा हामीले लिएका छौ। नेपाल प्रेस युनियन स्वतन्त्र प्रेसको पक्षमा छ र राज्यका तर्फबाट पनि स्वतन्त्र प्रेसलाई फस्टाउने वातावरण बनाइनुपर्छ भन्नेमा विश्वास राख्दछ। साथै देशको कानुनको पालना गर्दै पत्रकारीता गरिरहेका स्वतन्त्र सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई कुनै पनि वहानामा अंकुश लगाइनु हुन्न भन्नेमा पनि आफ्नो स्पष्ट धारणा राख्दै हिमाल साउथएशियन पत्रिका पूर्ववत रुपमा सञ्चालन हुने वातावरणका लागि सरकारसँग आग्रह गर्दछ। Written By Nepal Press Union Anam Nagar, GPO Box No - 19033 Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: 015244746 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