Incident Reports

Sarlahi journalists stage sit-in demanding assailants be arrested

2019-03-17

Madhes, Sarlahi, Malangawa

Journalists in Sarlahi staged a sit-in in front of the District Administration Office (DAO) on Sunday, demanding the authorities to detain the culprits who had assaulted journo Som Diyali. In an initiation of the Federation of Nepali Journalists district chapter, the journalists reached the DAO with a rally and staged a sit-in for half an hour. The agitating journos claimed the local administration is reluctant to arrest the culprits even though the district court had issued arrest warrants a week ago. A group of three assailants had thrashed journalist Diyali at Hariaun on February 12. (PR)

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 20
Actor 1 - Affiliations Journalist/Media
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Rautahat

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