2020-12-06
Editor of Manaslu.com and Member of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Gandaki, 37-year-old Rajendra Neupane of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-1, Bakrang, was reportedly given death threats on social media by 25-year-old Rachan Pariyar of Satipipal, Gorkha Municipality-5, over a news.
Journalist Neupane had written a news under the headline "What happened at Gorkha Hospital" on the incident of mistreatment of a doctor of Gorkha Hospital by a group on December 5.
A statement issued by the FNJ Gorkha has demanded immediate arrest and legal action against those who spread terror in the society. FNJ Secretary Narhari Sapkota lodged a complaint against Pariyar.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
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 | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
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