2019-05-05
Rural Municipal Chairperson Raj Kumar Yadav and Ward Chairperson Ashok Yadav of Sonama rural municipality are accused of threatening journalists. The duo allegedly threatened 32-year-old Dhanbir Mahato, a news coordinator at Radio Rupantaran, 27-year-old Dhavendra Kumar Yadav, a correspondent at MahottariPost.com and 25-year-old Shailendra Mahato, a journalist at TodayPati.com.
Threats were issued on the trio for writing a news article about the local representatives' assault on 16-year-old Shankar Sah and 17-year-old Sudhir Sah.
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 | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 3 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
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