Incident Reports
Rural Municipality Chair accused of threatening journalists
2020-05-06
Province 1, Sunsari, Harinagara, Ward 2
24-year-old Lukman Ansari and 30-year-old Tevraj Aalam Ansari of Harinagar Rural Municipality-2 have accused Rural Municipality Chairperson of threatening them over a news report.
The journalists who work at Bhukampa Weekly demanded security in a press release on May 13 stating that Gaphar Ansari Miya threatened them on May 6 through telephone. The chairperson allegedly threatened the journalists for reporting that rice distributed as relief was not of good quality.
Details and Impacts
| 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 | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
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