Incident Reports
Journalist beaten by Nepal Communist Party's province committee member
2019-12-22
Journalist Sangin Sharma was beaten by the goons hired by Pujan Biswokarma, a Province 5 committee member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), on Sunday evening.
According to journalist Sharma, a group hired by Pujan attacked him at his office in Kohalpur on Sunday evening. Sharma runs Yugyan Daily newspaper from Kohalpur.
Witnesses of the incident reported that Pujan ordered the goons to attack Sharma.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Secondary Form | Attack on Journalist |
| Weapons | Other |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | UML and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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