Incident Reports
Police threatens to kill journalist in Kanchanpur
2018-12-28
Federation of Nepalese Journalist Kanchanpur chapter has condemned misbehavior on journalist Padamraj Bohara.
According to the reports, a group of policemen had misbehaved with Nepal Television journalist Bohara while he had gone to collect news about land related case of Mahendranagar Development Committee. The policemen tore his identity and broke his camera said FNJ Kanchanpur. FNJ Kanchanpur also condemned the police for threatening to kill journalist Bohara by taking him into custody.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Secondary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Police |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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