Incident Reports

FNJ protests against Public Service Broadcasting bill

2020-07-14

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has objected to the provisions in the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) bill registered at the National Assembly of the federal parliament on July 11 to keep public service broadcasting under the government's control and ownership against the universal assumption and fundamental principle of PSB. 

Issuing a press release statement, the Federation has demanded reforms in the bills. The FNJ has also accused the government of ignoring the draft bill of PSB presented as an input from the federation. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
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 Journalist/Media
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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