14 March 2007

Alert

Armed group warns media against using vehicles to cover strike, transport newspapers


Incident details

newspaper(s)

threatened
(FNJ/IFEX) - Madhesi Tiger Nepal (MTN), a hitherto unheard-of armed group, issued a press release on 13 March 2007, threatening the media, human rights activists and others with physical reprisals.

In the press release, MTN strongly demanded journalists not to use their vehicles to cover the strike, scheduled from 15 to 19 March. They also said that media vehicles should not be used to transport newsprint and newspapers. The release further said that failure to follow the group's orders would invite physical retaliation on their part.

FN) has condemned the incident and urged the group to respect freedom of expression and not to hinder journalists' right to disseminate news freely.



Source

Federation of Nepali Journalists
Media Village, Sinamangal
Kathmandu
Nepal
fnjnepal (@) mail.com.np
Phone: +977 1 4112763
Fax: +977 1 4112785
 

Updates to this story

Militant armed group warns media against reporting during general strike in Banke district 21 March 2007

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