Incident Reports

Journalist attacked by YCL cadres for shooting a video

2017-05-15

Bagmati, Sindhuli, Dudhouli, Ward 1

A journalist of Dudhauli Khabar Online was mishandled by YCL cadres for shooting a video of a dispute that happened between different parties during vote counting on Monday. 21-year-old Journalist Rabindra Bhattarai sustains injury around his neck. He said that a group led by YCL cadre Binda Adhikari attack him while shooting a video. सिन्धुलीको दुधौलीबाट सञ्चालनमा आएको अनलाइन दुधौली खबरका पत्रकार २१ वर्षीय रविन्द्र भट्टराईलाई मतगणना स्थलमा भएको विवादको भिडियो खिचेको भन्दै जेठ १ गते दिउँसो वाइसिएल कार्यकर्ताले कुटपिट गरेका छन् । कुटपीटका कारण रविन्द्र भट्टराईको घाँटीमा चोट लागेको छ । दुधौली-९ घर भएका भट्टराईलाई वाइसिएलका कार्यकर्ता विन्दा अधिकारीको नेतृत्वमा रहेको समूहले हातपात गरेको पीडित भट्टराईले बताए ।
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 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 1
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