Incident Reports
Journalists assaulted while collecting news
2019-07-03
Journalists Buddhi Singh Thakuri, 34, and Nawaraj Rolkaya, 24, and 23-year-old Camera-person Bhim Pariyar of Deuti HD TV have alleged the officials and employees of Surkhet valley drinking water consumer's organization, of beating them while collecting news.
The journalists claimed that the officials and employees misbehaved when they went to the office of the consumer's organization to report the dispute about the vacancy announcement.
Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Surkhet Branch released a press statement on July 3, condemning the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Secondary Form | Attack on Journalist |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 5 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 3 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
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