Incident Reports

Physical assaults on lensmen condemned

2016-09-27

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 31

Photojournalist Club, Nepal has condemned physical assaults on two journalists on duty during a rally taken out by taxi drivers in the capital Tuesday. Saroj Baiju of the Annapurna Post and Chhiring Lama of the Commander Post were reported manhandled by the taxi drivers, coming to onto the street, putting forth various demands. In a press statement, the Club said that taxi drivers who were demonstrating carrying iron rods turned abusive toward journalists, accusing them of taking their photographs. Terming such attacks on journalists on duty a 'crime', the Club has demanded the authority concerned bring the accused to book. The protesters also smashed their cameras, it is learnt. RSS राजधानी नै ठप्प हुने गरी तीनकुने क्षेत्रको सडकमा ट्याक्सीसहित आन्दोलनमा उत्रिएका ट्याक्सी चालकले पत्रकारमाथि दुव्यवहार गरेका छन् । मंगलबार साँझ सडक बन्द गरेको तस्बिर खिचेको भन्दै अन्नपूर्ण पोष्ट दैनिकका सुरज बैजू र कमाण्डर पोष्ट दैनिकका छिरिङ लामामाथि दुव्र्यवहार गरेका हुन् । तस्बिर खिचेको भन्दै फोटोपत्रकार बैजू र लामामाथि ट्याक्सी चालकले आफूहरुलाई दुव्र्यवहार गरेको अन्नपूर्णकर्मी बैजुले बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Others
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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