Incident Reports

Journalist attacked by unidentified group

2017-11-19

Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Joshipur

Member of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in Kailai Laxmi Joshi has been physically assaulted by an unidentified group at his home in Bauniya, Kailali last night. Joshi sustained injuries to the head and forehead in the attack, according to Press Chautari Nepal Kailali chapter. The chapter has strongly denounced the act and demanded that the government authorities find and punish those behind it. RSS नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ कैलालीका सदस्य लक्ष्मी जैशी गए राति अज्ञात समूहको आक्रमणबाट घाइते हुनुभएको छ । कैलालीको बौनियाँस्थित आफ्नै निवासमा गएको एक समूहले जैशीमाथि सांघातिक आक्रमण गरेको प्रेस चौतारी नेपाल कैलाली शाखाले जनाएको छ । आक्रमणबाट उहाँको टाउको र निधारमा चोट पुगेको छ । चौतारी कैलालीले पत्रकार जैशीमाथि भएको आक्रमणको विरोध गर्दै आक्रमणकारीको खोजी गरी कारबाही गर्न माग गरेको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Kailali

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