Incident Reports
Journalist staged sit-in at Kantipur house in Kathmandu
2020-07-15
Workers and journalists staged a one-hour sit-in at Kantipur Publishing House. Eleven organizations have staged a sit-in protest saying media houses are using the Covid19 lockdown as an excuse to lay off journalists and other staffs while several others are forcing their staff to work with minimum wages or no wages.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Labor disputes, not including civil servants |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 24 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
National/Online Media
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