2019-07-10
Employees of Batika Hotel in Nepalgunj assaulted three journalists; Durga Rokaya, Bureau Chief of Avenues Television, Jageshwor Chaudhary and Bhim Poudel on Wednesday afternoon.
In the incident, the camera of Avenues television and mobiles of the journalists were also damaged. Some time ago, a group was arrested from the hotel with 35 lakh Nepali rupees collected from people in the pretext of getting them into the Indian Army.
The employees attacked journalists who reached the hotel to film a video telling them to delete the footage.
According to SP Bir Bahadur Oli, the police arrested two persons involved in the incident.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
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 | 3 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 3 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
Human Trafficking / LGBT+ Rights / GBV / Political / Children’s Rights / Senior Citizens’ Rights / HRD Issues / Human Rights / Interpersonal Violence / Governance / Covid-19 / Civic-Space / PwD