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Nepal

Plans for new constitution trigger attacks on media

Ethnic and religious groups hoping to get their demands reflected in the new constitution have been repeatedly attacking journalists who might stand in their way, report the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Freedom Forum and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Nepal

International mission finds impunity, worsening law reform

Despite initial "dramatic improvements" following the restoration of democracy in Nepal in 2006, journalists continue to get attacked with impunity, and legal provisions to protect free expression have actually deteriorated, an international mission to the country has found.

Nepal

Chairman of community radio broadcaster slain

A community radio owner was gunned down as he rode his motorcycle in a district west of Kathmandu on 22 July, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ, Freedom Forum and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). He is the third media owner to be killed in six months.

Nepal

Media publisher slain; editors threatened

A Nepali publisher and chairman of a media organisation was shot and killed on 1 March, report the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Journalists and editors continue to face intimidation and threats despite the state's commitments to press freedom and journalist's safety, says the International Press Institute (IPI).

Nepal

Media owner slain

A Nepali media owner was gunned down in his car in the centre of Kathmandu on 7 February, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Nepal

AU NÉPAL, LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE SE DÉTÉRIORE SOUS LA NOUVELLE DÉMOCRATIE, DIT LA MISSION INTERNATIONALE

Nepal

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA SE ESTÁ DETERIORANDO EN LA NUEVA DEMOCRACIA DE NEPAL, DICE MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL

Nepal

PRESS FREEDOM DETERIORATING IN NEPAL'S NEW DEMOCRACY, SAYS INTERNATIONAL MISSION

Last month, Uma Singh, a Nepali reporter, was stabbed repeatedly by a gang of around 15 unidentified men in her home in Janakpur, southern Nepal. To this day, no motive has been identified, although IFEX members fear she may have been targeted for her work. Some of her articles made waves in the region, particularly those in which she criticised the caste and dowry system or the ongoing violence in the Terai region, where armed groups have been fighting for the establishment of an autonomous Madhesi state.

Nepal

MUJERES PERIODISTAS ATACADAS EN TERAI

Nepal

LES FEMMES JOURNALISTES SONT CIBLÉES À TERAI

Nepal

WOMEN JOURNALISTS TARGETED IN TERAI

The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and other IFEX members, as well as the United Nations human rights office in Nepal, have condemned the brutal murder of a journalist and women's rights activist, as well as death threats made against another woman reporter in the Terai region of southern Nepal.

Nepal

ENCUENTRAN RESTOS DE PERIODISTA DESAPARECIDO

Nepal

LES RESTES DU JOURNALISTE DISPARU SONT RETROUVÉS

Nepal

REMAINS OF MISSING JOURNALIST FOUND

The skeleton believed to be that of missing Nepali journalist Jagat Prasad Joshi was found in a wooded area near his home in the west of the country, report the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The press freedom groups fear he may have been murdered.

Nepal

DES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX S'EFFORCENT D'OBTENIR L'ENCHÂSSEMENT DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION DANS LA CONSTITUTION

Nepal

MIEMBROS DE IFEX TRABAJAN PARA INCLUIR LA LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EN CONSTITUCIÓN

Nepal

IFEX MEMBERS WORK TO GET FREE EXPRESSION WRITTEN IN CONSTITUTION

IFEX members in Nepal are campaigning to ensure that press freedom and freedom of expression are enshrined in the constitution.

Nepal

INFRACCIONES A LA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA RODEAN LAS ELECCIONES, DICE MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL

Nepal

LES VIOLATIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE ENTACHENT LES ÉLECTIONS, DIT UNE MISSION INTERNATIONALE

Nepal

PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS SURROUND ELECTIONS, SAYS INTERNATIONAL MISSION

As Nepal headed into the long-anticipated constituent assembly elections on 10 April, press freedom violations continued unabated across the country, say an international mission and local IFEX members the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES).

Nepal

MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL PREOCUPADA POR SEGURIDAD DE PERIODISTAS

Nepal

LA MISSION INTERNATIONALE S'INQUIÈTE DE LA SÉCURITÉ DES JOURNALISTES

Nepal

INTERNATIONAL MISSION CONCERNED ABOUT JOURNALISTS' SAFETY

Following recommendations by an international media mission to Nepal, the Nepali government has promised to "take seriously" the safety of media workers - especially during the upcoming elections in April.

Nepal

EDITOR BALEADO POR MILITANTES

Nepal

UN RÉDACTEUR EST ABATTU PAR DES MILITANTS

Nepal

EDITOR SHOT DEAD BY MILITANTS

A journalist in a southern Nepalese border town was shot to death by armed militants on 13 January, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Nepal

REPORTERO DESAPARECIDO ASESINADO POR MAOISTAS

Nepal

UN REPORTER PORTÉ DISPARU ASSASSINÉ PAR LES MAOÏSTES

Nepal

MISSING JOURNALIST MURDERED BY MAOISTS

A member of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) who went missing on 5 October was killed by members of the Maoist party, report FNJ and the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES).

Nepal

MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL EXIGE PONER FIN A ATAQUES A LA PRENSA

Nepal

LA MISSION INTERNATIONALE EXIGE LA FIN DES ATTAQUES CONTRE LA PRESSE

Nepal

INTERNATIONAL MISSION DEMANDS END TO ATTACKS ON PRESS

Despite the recent passage of the Right to Information Act and steps taken to protect journalists, attacks on the media continue unabated in Nepal, an international monitoring coalition has concluded.

Nepal

PARLAMENTO APRUEBA PROYECTO DE LEY DE DERECHO A LA INFORMACIÓN

Nepal

LE PARLEMENT ADOPTE UN PROJET DE LOI SUR LE DROIT D'ACCÈS À L'INFORMATION

Nepal

PARLIAMENT PASSES RIGHT TO INFORMATION BILL

IFEX's Nepalese members the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) and the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomed the Parliament-Legislature's unanimous passage of the Right to Information bill on 18 July.

Nepal

ESTACIÓN DE RADIO NEPALESA GANA PREMIO AMARC

Nepal

NEPALESE RADIO STATION WINS AMARC PRIZE

Radio Sagarmatha, the pioneering Kathmandu-based community radio broadcaster, has been awarded the AMARC International Solidarity Prize 2006 in recognition of its outstanding work in defence of human rights and democracy in Nepal.

Nepal

PERIODISTAS SE ENFRENTAN A AMENAZAS A PESAR DE RETORNO A DEMOCRACIA

Nepal

EN DÉPIT DU RETOUR À LA DÉMOCRATIE, DES JOURNALISTES REÇOIVENT DES MENACES

Nepal

JOURNALISTS FACE THREATS DESPITE RETURN TO DEMOCRACY

More than six months after a popular uprising toppled the authoritarian rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal and restored democracy, journalists continue to face threats and attacks despite the government's efforts to protect press freedom, says the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ).

Nepal

VENTANA DE OPORTUNIDAD PARA LIBERTAD DE MEDIOS, DICE MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL

Nepal

LA CONJONCTURE EST FAVORABLE À LA LIBERTÉ DES MÉDIAS, DIT LA MISSION INTERNATIONALE

Nepal

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDIA FREEDOM, SAYS INTERNATIONAL MISSION

Nepal has taken important steps in restoring media freedom and democracy in the six months since the fall of King Gyanendra's regime, but much remains to be done to ensure that freedom of expression is fully respected, an international delegation of free expression groups has concluded.

Nepal

LE PARLEMENT ABOLIT LA LOI RÉPRESSIVE SUR LES MÉDIAS

Nepal

PARLAMENTO DECRETA ABOLICIÓN DE LEY DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN REPRESIVA

Nepal

PARLIAMENT ABOLISHES REPRESSIVE MEDIA LAW

Barely two weeks after massive public protests in late April forced Nepal's King Gyanendra to end his autocratic rule and restore parliament, lawmakers have voted to repeal a media law widely criticised as being overly restrictive on freedom of expression, report the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

Nepal

LA FNJ DOCUMENTE LES VIOLATIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE AU NÉPAL

Nepal

FNJ DOCUMENTS PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN NEPAL

The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) has released a new report documenting how press freedom suffered in the last year under the authoritarian rule of King Gyanendra.

Nepal

DES JOURNALISTES EN PREMIÈRE LIGNE DES PROTESTATIONS EN FAVEUR DE LA DÉMOCRATIE

Nepal

PERIODISTAS EN PRIMERA LÍNEA DE MANIFESTACIONES EN FAVOR DE DEMOCRACIA

Nepal

JOURNALISTS AT FOREFRONT OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS

Victory celebrations are being held in Kathmandu, Nepal after King Gyanendra bowed to massive public pressure and announced on 24 April 2006 that he would re-instate the country's parliament.

Nepal

DOCENAS DE PERIODISTAS ARRESTADOS Y GOLPEADOS DURANTE MANIFESTACIONES

Nepal

DES DIZAINES DES JOURNALISTES SONT ARRÊTÉS ET PASSÉS À TABAC LORS DE MANIFESTATIONS DE PROTESTATION

Nepal

DOZENS OF JOURNALISTS ARRESTED, BEATEN DURING PROTESTS

Scores of journalists have been arrested and beaten in the past week during nation-wide demonstrations against the autocratic rule of Nepal's King Gyanendra, prompting calls of concern by IFEX members.

Nepal

LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE SE DÉTÉRIORE GRAVEMENT, CONCLUT UNE MISSION INTERNATIONALE

Nepal

DES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX SE JOIGNENT À UNE MISSION INTERNATIONALE AU NÉPAL

Nepal

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA SE ESTÁ DETERIORANDO GRAVEMENTE, DICE MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL

Nepal

MIEMBROS DE IFEX SE UNEN A MISIÓN INTERNACIONAL A NEPAL

Nepal

PRESS FREEDOM SERIOUSLY DETERIORATING, SAYS INTERNATIONAL MISSION

Press freedom conditions in Nepal have significantly deteriorated in the last eight months, marked by ongoing attacks on journalists and harassment by government authorities and Maoist rebels, an international mission to the country said earlier this week.

Nepal

IFEX MEMBERS JOIN INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO NEPAL

This week, six IFEX members are participating in an international mission to Nepal to draw attention to the serious press freedom and free expression violations that are continuing to occur in the country.

Nepal

MIEMBROS DE IFEX LAMENTAN EL AÑO DE LA REPRESIÓN

Nepal

DES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX DÉCRIENT UNE ANNÉE DE RÉPRESSION

Nepal

IFEX MEMBERS DECRY YEAR OF REPRESSION

One year after Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the country's parliament, imposed martial law and assumed executive powers, freedom of expression in the Himalayan kingdom is severely threatened and continues to deteriorate, an international coalition of free expression organisations has declared.

Nepal

LES AUTORITÉS BLÂMÉES DE LA MORT D'UN JOURNALISTE; LE ROI RESSERRE SON EMPRISE SUR LES MÉDIAS

Nepal

CULPAN A AUTORIDADES DE MUERTE DE PERIODISTA; REY ESTRECHA CONTROL SOBRE MEDIOS

Nepal

AUTHORITIES BLAMED FOR JOURNALIST'S DEATH; KING TIGHTENS GRIP ON MEDIA

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are holding Nepalese authorities responsible for the death of Maheshwar Pahari, an imprisoned reporter who died of tuberculosis on 4 October 2005 after being denied proper medical treatment.

Nepal

NÉPAL : LA FIJ LANCE UNE PÉTITION DE SOUTIEN AUX JOURNALISTES

Nepal

L'AMARC DEMANDE UN APPUI POUR LES STATIONS DE RADIO ASSIÉGÉES

Nepal

AMARC PIDE APOYO PARA ESTACIONES DE RADIO ASEDIADAS

Nepal

AMARC URGES SUPPORT FOR BELEAGUERED RADIO STATIONS

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) has launched a global campaign to support independent radio stations in Nepal, where authorities have barred broadcasters from airing news and public affairs programmes.

Nepal

DELEGACIÓN INTERNACIONAL EXPRESA SERIA INQUIETUD

Nepal

UNE DÉLÉGATION INTERNATIONALE EXPRIME SA VIVE INQUIÉTUDE

Nepal

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERN

Twelve international organisations, including eight IFEX members, have called on all sides of the Nepalese conflict to end attacks and harassment of journalists in the country.

Nepal

HUIT GROUPES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX SE JOIGNENT À UNE DÉLÉGATION INTERNATIONALE AU NÉPAL

Nepal

OCHO MIEMBROS DE IFEX SE UNEN A DELEGACIÓN INTERNACIONAL A NEPAL

Nepal

EIGHT IFEX MEMBERS JOIN INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO NEPAL

Eight IFEX members are visiting Nepal this week as part of an international mission to highlight concerns with authorities over the deteriorating state of free expression in the country and to strengthen links between media and free expression advocates.

Nepal

LE ROI MUSÈLE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

Nepal

REY AMORDAZA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

Nepal

KING MUZZLES PRESS FREEDOM

Despite the lifting of a state of emergency in Nepal in April 2005, freedom of expression in the country continues to be severely restricted under the iron-fisted rule of King Gyanendra. Public protests are forbidden in the center of the capital, Kathmandu, and a new media law, now under review, will make permanent a temporary ban on radio news broadcasts.

Nepal

MIEMBROS DE IFEX LAMENTAN CRISIS CONSTANTE

Nepal

LES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX DÉNONCENT LA CRISE QUI PERDURE

Nepal

IFEX MEMBERS DECRY CONTINUING CRISIS

Amidst a bloody conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal, journalists continue to face unprecedented restrictions and attacks from both sides, according to new reports by IFEX members.

Nepal

UN RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF MEURT DE SES BLESSURES; LA CRISE DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE SE POURSUIT

Nepal

EDITOR MUERE DE HERIDAS DE BALA; CONTINÚA CRISIS DE DERECHOS HUMANOS

Nepal

EDITOR DIES FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS, HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS CONTINUES

Khagendra Shrestha, editor and publisher of the Nepalese newspaper "Dharan Today," has died following a shooting by unidentified gunmen in eastern Nepal, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

Nepal

LA RÉPRESSION QUI S'ABAT SUR LES JOURNALISTES PREND DE L'AMPLEUR

Nepal

EMPEORA OFENSIVA CONTRA PERIODISTAS

Nepal

CRACKDOWN ON JOURNALISTS WORSENS

More than 30 days after King Gyanendra of Nepal dissolved parliament and declared a state of emergency across the country, censorship and attacks on journalists have worsened, say IFEX members.

Nepal

DES GROUPES D'ASIE DU SUD PROTESTENT CONTRE L'« ASSAUT DIRIGÉ CONTRE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE »

Nepal

GRUPOS DEL SURESTE ASIÁTICO PROTESTAN POR "ATAQUE CONTRA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA"

Nepal

SOUTH ASIAN GROUPS PROTEST "ASSAULT ON PRESS FREEDOM"

IFEX members in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have joined international calls of concern over the ongoing state of emergency in Nepal, where constitutional protections of free speech and freedom of the press remain suspended.

Nepal

LES JOURNALISTES SONT VISÉS PAR LA RÉPRESSION DE L'INFORMATION

Nepal

PERIODISTA BUSCADO EN OFENSIVA CONTRA MEDIOS

Nepal

JOURNALISTS TARGETED IN INFORMATION CLAMPDOWN

While Internet and telephone connections in Nepal have been restored following a state of emergency declared by King Gyanendra on 1 February 2005, authorities are continuing to censor media outlets and arrest dissidents, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Nepal

L'ÉTAT D'URGENCE MET EN PÉRIL LA CIRCULATION DES INFORMATIONS

Nepal

ESTADO DE EMERGENCIA PONE EN PELIGRO FLUJO DE INFORMACIÓN

Nepal

STATE OF EMERGENCY IMPERILS INFORMATION FLOW

Nepal has been plunged into a political crisis following a state of emergency, with communications with the outside world cut off and martial law imposed in the country.

Nepal

LES DÉFENSEURS DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET LES JOURNALISTES COURENT DE GRAVES DANGERS

Nepal

DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y PERIODISTAS EN GRAVE RIESGO

Nepal

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, JOURNALISTS AT GRAVE RISK

Human Rights Watch has joined calls for the UN to bolster monitoring efforts in Nepal, where a bloody conflict between security forces and Maoist rebels is putting human rights defenders and journalists at grave risk.

Nepal

AUTORIDADES REFUERZAN LEY ANTITERRORISMO

Nepal

LES AUTORITÉS DURCISSENT LA LOI ANTITERRORISTE

Nepal

AUTHORITIES TOUGHEN ANTI-TERRORISM LAW

Forced disappearances and torture by Nepal's security forces are likely to increase as a result of the king's decision to toughen a controversial anti-terrorism law, warns Human Rights Watch.

Nepal

LA FIJ S'APPRÊTE À ENVOYER UNE DÉLÉGATION AU NÉPAL

Nepal

FIP ENVIARÁ DELEGACIÓN A NEPAL

Nepal

IFJ TO SEND DELEGATION TO NEPAL

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will send a delegation to Nepal in late September 2004 to lend support to Nepalese journalists and media personnel, who are facing an onslaught of attacks from both sides of a long conflict between Maoist rebels and army forces.

Nepal

LES REBELLES MAOÏSTES TUENT UN JOURNALISTE

Nepal

REBELDES MAOISTAS ASESINAN A PERIODISTA

Nepal

MAOIST REBELS KILL JOURNALIST

In the ongoing armed conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal, an increasing number of journalists covering the civil war are being targeted, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Nepal

PERIODISTAS SE ENFRENTAN A "REPRESIÓN SIN PRECEDENTES", DICE CEHURDES

Nepal

LES JOURNALISTES FONT FACE À UNE « RÉPRESSION SANS PRÉCÉDENT », DIT LE CEHURDES

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JOURNALISTS FACE "UNPRECEDENTED REPRESSION," SAYS CEHURDES

Amid Nepal's ongoing conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces, journalists are being subjected to repression on an unprecedented scale, says a new report by the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES).

Nepal

DES CENTAINES DE JOURNALISTES ARRÊTÉS

Nepal

CIENTOS DE PERIODISTAS ARRESTADOS

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HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS ARRESTED

As many as 300 journalists in Nepal have been arrested in recent days as public calls for a return to a multi-party democracy continue to mount, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).

Nepal

ON DEMANDE D'URGENCE UN RÔLE DE SURVEILLANCE POUR LES NATIONS UNIES

Nepal

PIDEN PAPEL DE VIGILANCIA DE ONU

Nepal

U.N. MONITORING ROLE URGED

Governments should authorise the U.N. to assist the Nepalese government in investigating human rights violations in the conflict-ridden country, says Human Rights Watch.

Nepal

FUERZAS DE SEGURIDAD MATAN A PERIODISTA

Nepal

UN JOURNALISTE EST ABATTU PAR LES FORCES DE SÉCURITÉ

Nepal

SECURITY FORCES KILL JOURNALIST

Padma Raj Devkota, editor of the newspaper "Bhurichula" in western Nepal, was killed on 7 February 2004 during what Nepalese security forces called "a routine military operation,"

Nepal

PERIODISTAS COMPARTEN RELATOS DE EXPERIENCIAS DE INFORMAR DE CONFLICTOS

Nepal

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DEMANDE AVEC INSTANCE LE SUIVI INTERNATIONAL DE LA CRISE

Nepal

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INSTA A VIGILANCIA INTERNACIONAL DE CRISIS

Nepal

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES INTERNATIONAL MONITORING OF CRISIS

Human Rights Watch has joined six human rights groups in calling on the international community to monitor the worsening human rights situation in Nepal, where dozens of journalists have been arrested and attacked since the collapse of peace talks last August between Maoist rebels and the government.

Nepal

AUMENTA VIOLENCIA CONTRA PERIODISTAS

Nepal

LA VIOLENCE CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES PREND DE L'AMPLEUR

Nepal

VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS ESCALATING

In Nepal, where ceasefire talks between Maoist rebels and the government broke down in August 2003, violence against journalists is on the rise, say IFEX members monitoring the country.

Nepal

UN REPORTER EST ASSASSINÉ

Nepal

REPORTERO ASESINADO

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REPORTER MURDERED

The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) have condemned the murder of Sajana Chaudhari, a journalist who was shot and killed on 27 September by security forces in Kailali distrit, western Nepal.

Nepal

LES REBELLES MAOÏSTES TUENT UN JOURNALISTE

Nepal

NEPAL: REBELDES MAOISTAS ASESINAN A PERIODISTA

Nepal

MAOIST REBELS KILL JOURNALIST

Maoist rebels in Nepal have killed a journalist following a breakdown in ceasefire talks, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Gyanendra Khadka, a reporter for the Rastriya Samachar Samiti news agency, died on 7 September after rebels entered a school in Sindhupalchowk district, where the journalist was attending a parents' meeting.

Nepal

LE CEHURDES LANCE UN GUIDE EN NÉPALAIS POUR LES JOURNALISTES

Nepal

CEHURDES PRESENTA GUÍA NEPALESA PARA PERIODISTAS

Nepal

CEHURDES LAUNCHES NEPALESE GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS

Journalists and human rights activists in Nepal, one of the most dangerous places in Asia for journalism, now have a valuable tool to report free-expression violations, thanks to the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES).

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LE CEHURDES ET RSF EXIGENT LA LIBÉRATION DES JOURNALISTES EMPRISONNÉS

Nepal

CEHURDES Y RSF PIDEN LIBERACIÓN DE PERIODISTAS ENCARCELADOS

Nepal

CEHURDES, RSF CALL FOR RELEASE OF JAILED JOURNALISTS

The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) are calling on the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels to release all remaining journalists imprisoned in the country following commitments made by both sides as part of negotiations to end the civil war.

Nepal

LE CADAVRE D?UN JOURNALISTE EST DÉCOUVERT

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JOURNALIST'S BODY DISCOVERED

The ongoing civil conflict in Nepal has claimed yet another journalist’s life. On 12 December, the body of Ambika Timsina was found in Pathari in the southeastern province of Koshi, say the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontieres, RSF). He was kidnapped the previous day by eight unidentified men.

Nepal

CEHURDES ENCABEZA ACCIÓN LEGAL EN FAVOR DE PERIODISTAS

Nepal

SIX JOURNALISTES SONT REMIS EN LIBERTÉ

Nepal

SEIS PERIODISTAS LIBERADOS

Nepal

SIX JOURNALISTS RELEASED

Nepalese authorities have released six journalists from prison, including three who wrote for a pro-Maoist publication, reports the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES).

Nepal

UN JOURNALISTE EMPRISONNÉ SERAIT MORT APRÈS AVOIR ÉTÉ TORTURÉ

Nepal

SE INFORMA QUE PERIODISTA ENCARCELADO FUE TORTURADO Y MUERTO

Nepal

IMPRISONED JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY TORTURED AND KILLED

The Nepalese government is under pressure this week from the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) to respond to widespread media reports that Krishna Sen, editor of the daily "Janadisha," was tortured and killed in custody. Sen was arrested on 20 May and has been detained ever since. Authorities accused him of being a high-ranking leader of the outlawed Maoist rebel movement, CPJ says. "Janadisha" is considered supportive of the Maoists.

Nepal

2001 FUE UN "AÑO TRÁGICO" PARA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA, DICE CEHURDES

Nepal

2001, ?ANNÉE TRAGIQUE? POUR LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE, DIT LE CEHURDES

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2001 A "TRAGIC YEAR" FOR PRESS FREEDOM, SAYS CEHURDES

The year 2001 will go down as one of the worst for press freedom in Nepal's recent history, says the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES). Amid a state of emergency, hundreds of journalists were detained – some reportedly tortured – while the army engaged in a war with Maoist rebels. Meanwhile, over two dozen journalists continue to be held without charge.

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LE CEHURDES LANCE UN RAPPORT ANNUEL

Nepal

CEHURDES PRESENTA INFORME ANUAL

Nepal

CEHURDES LAUNCHES ANNUAL REPORT

As in previous years, the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) will mark 3 May by releasing its annual survey of free expression and press freedom in Nepal. This is the fifth year that CEHURDES has published the report "Status of Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nepal." The group had also planned to hold a workshop to publicise the report and call attention to the press freedom crisis that has gripped the country in the last six months. However, it has cancelled the event for safety concerns.

Nepal

LEY ANTITERRORISMO PROPUESTA AMENAZA DERECHOS CONSTITUCIONALES

Nepal

LA PROPOSITION DE LOI ANTITERRORISTE MET EN DANGER LES DROITS CONSTITUTIONNELS

Nepal

PROPOSED ANTI-TERROR LAW THREATENS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

A new anti-terrorism law to be tabled in Nepal's parliament could mean the end of the civil and political rights granted by the country's constitution, according to a new report from Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). Four months after Nepal's King Gyandendra declared a state of emergency on 26 November 2001, over 100 journalists have been arrested in the country and at least 30 are still in detention, the group says. RSF recently completed a fact-finding mission to Nepal, meeting with government officials, journalists, press-freedom groups and human-rights organisations including the Center for Human Rights and DemocraticStudies (CEHURDES).

Nepal

CEHURDES SIGUE PROTESTANDO CONTRA CIERRE DE MEDIOS

Nepal

LE CEHURDES CONTINUE DE PROTESTER CONTRE LA FERMETURE DES MÉDIAS

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CEHURDES CONTINUES TO PROTEST MEDIA SHUTDOWN

As Nepal's state of emergency enters its third month, the government continues to shut down journalists' and human rights groups' attempts to monitor events on the ground, says the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES). The organisation says a number of reports have surfaced about the killing of more than a dozen civilians in Dang, Rolpha and other areas, but notes that the media have been prohibited from going to those areas. It expresses concern about the "possible misuse of authority of security personnel." Since the state of emergency was declared on 26 November 2001, over 48 journalists have been interrogated, harassed or arrested by police forces, says CEHURDES. Under the state of emergency, nearly all constitutionally-guaranteed rights including free expression and press freedom, have been suspended. [See IFEX "Communiqu%26#233;" #10-48].">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?system_id=3845">"Communiqué" #10-48].

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DESCUBREN CUERPO DE PERIODISTA

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LIBERTAD DE PRENSA SUPRIMIDA POR ESTADO DE EMERGENCIA

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SOUS COUVERT D?ÉTAT D?URGENCE

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PRESS FREEDOM SUPPRESSED UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY

Press freedom violations "in the name of maintaining peace and security" during the state of emergency in Nepal have drawn calls of alarm from the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF).

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CONCERNANT UN ARTICLE DE JOURNAL SUR LE MASSACRE DE LA FAMILLE ROYALE

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GOBIERNO RETIRA CARGOS DE SEDICIÓN POR ARTÍCULO SOBRE MUERTES REALES

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GOVERNMENT DROPS SEDITION CHARGES OVER ARTICLE ON ROYAL DEATHS

Charges of sedition against four journalists over an article about last June's royal palace massacre have been dropped, reports the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES). On 17 August, the government announced withdrawal of the charges against Yubaraj Ghimire, editor of the national daily "Kantipur", and three executives of Kantipur Publications: Kailash Sirohiya, Hem Raj Gyawali and Binod Raj Gyawali. In June, Ghimire, Sirohiya and Binod Raj Gyawali were arrested and detained for ten days after publishing an article by Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai, who challenged official accounts of the 1 June massacre of royal family members.

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DE TRAICIÓN POR ARTÍCULO ACERCA DE MUERTES REALES

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À CAUSE D?UN ARTICLE SUR LES DÉCÈS SURVENUS DANS LA FAMILLE ROYALE

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THREE JOURNALISTS CHARGED WITH TREASON FOR ARTICLE ON ROYAL DEATHS

Three journalists have been arrested and charged with treason following the publication of an article by a Maoist rebel leader about the massacre of royal family members, report the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute, the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF).