Incident Reports

Death threats issued to journalist of Manaslu.com over a news

2020-12-06

Gandaki, Gorkha, Gorkha

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.

Details and Impacts
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
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