It has been increasing killing,Threatening and Attacks to journalist day by day in Nepal . The media fraternity has not been assured of security.Here are some Name list of journalists who got death,threatening and attack
Name list of killed Journalist in Nepal
Arun Singhaniya, Today Group
March 1, 2010, in Janakpur, Nepal
Jamim Shah, Channel Nepal and Space Time Network
February 8, 2010, in Kathmandu, Nepal
Uma Singh, Janakpur Today, Radio Today
January 11, 2009, in Janakpur , Nepal
Jagat Prasad Joshi, Janadisha
October 8, 2008, in Kailali district, Nepal
Birendra Shah, Nepal FM, Dristi Weekly, and Avenues TV
October 4, 2007, in Bara district, Nepal
Shankar Panthi, Naya Satta
September 15, 2007, in Sunwal, Nepal
Ambika Timsina, Janadesh
Date unknown, in Morang, Nepal
Maheshwar Pahari, Rastriya Swabhiman
October 4, 2005, in Pokhara, Nepal
Dekendra Raj Thapa, Radio Nepal
August 11, in Dailekh, Nepal
Gyanendra Khadka, Rastriya Samachar Samiti
September 7, 2003, in Jyamire, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal
Dhan Bahadur Rokka Magar, Radio Nepal
January 30, 2003, in Jaluki, Nepal
Nava Raj Sharma, Kadam
June 1, 2002, in Kalikot, Nepal
Krishna Sen, Janadisha, Janadisha
May 27, 2002, in Kathmandu, Nepal
Shambhu Patel, Radio Nepal
February 5, 2000, in Rautahat, Nepal
Threatening to Medias and Journalist in Nepal
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Journalist Nitya Nanda Acharya received death threatening from various groups. Nitya Nanda Acharya became kidnappping two times , in December 2005, and in March of 2009 . He received a phone call of demanding money and death threatening in 28 February 2009.He also received a call of threatening in 4th of March 2009.
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Krishna Acharya, a local reporter for Kantipur national daily in the western Gorkha district received threat from office bearer of District Red Cross Society on January 22. Madhukar Wanta, an accountant of Society warned journalist Acharya of attacking...
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Government Official Obstructs Journalists Chief District Officer (CDO) of Kailali, a far-western district of Nepal, Gehanath Bhandari obstructed journalists while they reached District Prison Office for news coverage on January 19, Tuesday
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Recent Attacks on Press Freedom Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) cadres attacked on vehicle belonging to Nagarik Daily in Bara District, Tamagadi Jungle area which is located in the southern part of Nepal on January 7. "The attacker stopped vehicle in accuse of defying banda...
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Journalists Subjected to Attacks and Harassments Journalists in Nepal are continuously facing incidents of attacks, threats and harassments for covering news story and photographs even despite commitments from political actors to respect freedom of press and of expression.
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Journalists Bear Brunt of General Strike by Maoists Journalists in Nepal were attacked and their vehicles vandalized for allegedly defying bandh in the first day of the three-day general strike called by the main opposition party Unified CPN (Maoist) on December 20, Sunday.
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Journalist beaten up Janak Nepali, a reporter for Naulo Jana Uvar Weekly, was beaten up by an unidentified gang in Dang district, located in the mid-western part of Nepal on November 26, Thursday. They also looted his mobile set. Nepali was beaten up in front of his college...
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Journo receives death threat Keshav Raj Poudel, assistant editor of Choutari weekly, published from Kavre, said that he received death threat in connection with an article authored by him on December 13.
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Journo receives death threat Keshav Raj Poudel, assistant editor of Choutari weekly, published from Kavre, said that he received death threat in connection with an article .
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Maoists 'ban' newspaper circulation, pelt stone at press vehicle The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) cadres imposed ban on circulation of newspapers in Pokhara, located in the western part of country, on December 6, Sunday. Distributors could not circulate newspapers in the country's major tourist town due...
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Journalist gets threaten Teachers of Janashanti Lower Secondary School at Marpha of Mustang, located in the western part of Nepal, have threatened Mustang based journalist Chandreshwor Bastakoti of his life for last couple of days over a news regarding beating of a student....
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Press Freedom Violation Incidents Continue Unabated Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) at Traffic Police Office, Duhabi, Padam Bahadur BK on November 24 threatened journalist Aashis Yadav, a reporter working for Namaste FM-with life in Itahari of Sunsari located in the eastern plain of Nepal.
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Press Freedom Violation Incidents Continue Unabated Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) at Traffic Police Office, Duhabi, Padam Bahadur BK on November 24 threatened journalist Aashis Yadav, a reporter working for Namaste FM-with life in Itahari of Sunsari located in the eastern plain of Nepal.
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Nuwakot-based Journalist Thrashed A group of persons thrashed and injured Editor and Publisher of Nuwakot Jagaran Weekly, Shiva Devkota on November 17, Sunday at around 12.45 PM, while he was attending the people awareness campaign of the Nepali Congress (NC).
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Maoist fear drives out journalists Two journalists, including Labadev Dhungana, a reporter for Kantipur Daily and Kumar Ojha, editor of the local Bartaman Samay Weekly have been displaced from Panchthar, an eastern district of Nepal, due to death threats allegedly issued by Unified CPN...
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YCL cadres misbehave with journalists Unified CPN (Maoist)-aligned youth wing Young Communist League (YCL) cadres misbehaved with journalist duo Labadev Dhungana, a reporter for Kantipur Daily and Kumar Ojha, an editor of 'Bartaman Samay' weekly in Panchthar, in the eastern part of Nepal...
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Death threat to journalist Journalist Dayanidhi Bhatta, a correspondent for Janadisha Daily, has urged various organizations to make efforts to save his life saying a group of unidentified persons has been issuing death threat to him and his family members since the last few days....
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Journalist beaten up and held Journalist were held and beaten up during the banda called by Dalit Network (DN), in Baglung, lies in the western part of Nepal on June 22. Banda was called by DN in a dispute that took place between dalit and non-dalit in connection with an issue of...
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Journalists attacked during protest During the Maoists' nation-wide protest against the cabinet decision last week to reverse the Maoist government's decision of sacking the army chief Rookmangu Katawal, several anti-press incident oc
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Miscreants attack press Miscreants attacked Sama Printers, the press that prints The Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post dailies at Bhaisipatti on June 22, Monday morning in Kathmandu.Those involved in the attack said that they carried the attack to protest against a news published...
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Newspaper Burned UCPN (Maoist) activists burnt Thursday's edition of thousands of copies of The Kathmandu Post (TKP) and Kantipur in Bhairahawa of Rupandehi district, lies in the western part of Nepal.
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Journalists beaten up by Security personnel Damodar Guragain, Journalist and Itahari Branch Chief of Aauzar daily, was severely beaten up by police personnel in Itahari chowk—lies in the eastern part of Nepal— at 9 PM at night on June 10.
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Journalist Beaten up Dilliraj pokharel, a correspondent for Avenues TV and Niranraj Bana, a camera person for the same station, were beaten up by the employees of Casino Venus in Kathmandu today at around 9 AM in the morning.
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Threat of severing to Journalist Young Communist League (YCL) carders in Lamjung district, lies in the western part of Nepal, threaten journalists to chop-down their bodies.
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Press Hit Hard by Banda During the banda called by Unified CPN (Maoist)'s youth wing Young Communist League (YCL) on June 15, journalists became the main target in Nepal.
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Vehicle ferrying journalist vandalized Vehicle ferrying journalists was vandalized in Nepalgunj, lies in the mid-western part of Nepal, by All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU), a student wing allied to UCPN-Maoist on June 16.
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Journalist looted and attacked Puran Prasad Bista, senior correspondent for Republica Daily was looted and attacked with sharp weapon by an unidentified group. The group looted 11 thousand rupees along with his mobile-set. In the attack, he sustained serious injury in his neck.
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Banda imposer torch and seize press vehicle Unified CPN (Maoist) activists set on fire a Kantipur Publications pick-up van carrying several thousand copies of The Kathmandu Post and Kantipur on June 6, Saturday.
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Avenues TV Manager Beats Journalist Gaire Jhalak Gaire, Chairperson of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Nepalganj chapter was beaten up by Krishna Khanal, Manager of Avenues TV Nepalganj contact office on May 29, Saturday.
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Banda Enforcers Obstruct Press Agitating cadres of Joint Action Committee of Newa Autonomous State (JACNAS) vandalized press vehicles and misbehaved with journalists in course of enforcing their banda in Kathmandu Valley on Monday, June 01.
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Newspaper Distributor Thrashed Two unidentified persons thrashed Bhola Wagle, a distributor of Republica and Nagarik dailies, near Nilopul Bridge at Sukedhara area in Kathmandu on May 25. Two masked persons had asked Wagle whether he was a distributor of the newspapers before attacking...
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Other Incidents related to Journalist Two journalists were injured when a Maruti van met with an accident near Pathlaiya, Bara on May 25, Sunday. The central region coordinator of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and executive director of Radio Janakpur Shital Sah, and station manager...
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Threat to Journalist KC District committee member of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-Maoist) has threaten Birendra KC, correspondent for Kantipur National Daily in Arghakhanchi in the western part of Nepal, to break down his hands and legs on May 12.
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Security Personnel Delete Photos The security personnel misbehaved with Krishnamani Baral, photo journalist of Annapurna Post and The Himalayan Times national Daily in Pokhara for taking photos of ex-princess Himani Shah on May 24.
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Scribe on Attack in Eastern Nepal Just following nine days of the protest against attack on media persons, another journalist was assaulted in Morong district in the eastern plain of Nepal along the border side. Narendra Basnet, Editor of Samyantra Weekly brought out from Morong, was...
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Local Reporter Poudel Abducted Ghanshyam Paudel, reporter for Sudur Sandesh Daily published from Masuriya, Kailali was abducted by the members of Panchawati Community Forest User Group on May 23, Saturday. According to Shivaraj Bhatta, editor of Sudur Sandesh, the office-bearers...
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Death Threat to Journalist Acharya Shankar Acharya, a correspondent for Kantipur National Daily in Parsa district, received death threat from the cadres of All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) associated to Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on May 13,...
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Death Threat to Journalist by Minister Education Minister of care taker government Renu Kumari Yadav, belonging to Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF), threatened Baidhanath Yadav, journalist in Saptari district in the eastern part of Nepal with life on May 7, Thursday over telephone.Her supporter...
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Journalists unsafe in Morang; Protest against local administration Morang, located in the eastern region of Nepal, is increasingly becoming the unsafe place for journalists to collect and publish news. The series of anti press incident is on the rise in this district since the last couple of months.
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Prabin Maharjan, a photojournalist with Associated News Agency (ANA), was hit with an iron rod while Navindra Shrestha, a journalist of Avenues TV was also beaten up. Maoist cadres also snatched and broke Shrestha’s camera.
"They charged a baton behind my skull even when I told them I was a journalist," said Shrestha.
Earlier, Maoist cadres misbehaved with journalists of Kantipur publications during their indefinite general strike on May 7.
They misbehaved with journalists at different places of Kathmandu including Ratnapark, Padmodaya Mod, Koteshwar and Maharajgunj. Journalists Jagat Nepal, Saligram Tiwari, Toya Dahal along with others were misbehaved, according to Freedom Forum.
Meanwhile, Maoist leader member Jiban Gautam has threatened to take action against journalists who opposed the Maoists' agitation.
Speaking at a party program in Dhangadhi, Kailai, on Saturday, Gautam said the party would "correct" those media persons, rights activists, members of civil society and businesspersons who were "unsupportive" towards the party's agitation.
"We have marked the journalists who did not support us and we will correct them soon,” said Gautam.
Freedom Forum has strongly condemned the mentioned incidents saying they are against press freedom and freedom of expression.
The Forum urges the Maoists to respect the norms of press freedom and adhere to constitutional provisions which guarantees press freedom.
The Forum has also asked the government to investigate the incidents and bring the guilty to the books at the earliest. The Forum calls on the agitating Maoist cadres to exercise tolerance and show respect to press freedom and freedom.
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