Incident Reports
Limbuwan cadres assaults journalists
2015-09-01
Province 1, Jhapa, Barhadashi
Limbuwan cadres have assaulted journalist Krishna Humagain in Birtamod on September 1. He sustained hand injuries in the attack.
Humangain is currently admitted to B and C Teaching Hospital.
The cadres of Sanghiya Limbuwan Party Nepal also vandalized his motorcycle with the number plate Me 2 Pa 5763.
FNJ Jhapa has condemned the incident. Its chairperson Bhim Nembang said that the attack carried out even after identifying himself as a journalist showed that it was a planned attack. ।
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Other/multiple/unspecified political affiliation |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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