Incident Reports
Journalist arrested in Rupandehi
2017-11-22
Journalist Prakash Dumre was arrested by police from a UML-Maoist press meet.
He was arrested from the press meet organized by Rupandehi UML-Maoist central district party office in Butwal.
Federation of Nepalese Journalist Rupandehi has condemned the act.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Police , Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Local Newspaper - Chitwan
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