Incident Reports

Strike enforcers assault on-duty reporters

2021-02-04

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Cadres of the Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling NCP deployed to enforce the day-long general strike have assaulted reporters covering the protests.

Keshav Raj Joshi, who works for online news portal shilapatra.com and was reporting the strike related events, was physically assaulted by Dahal-Nepal cadres in Koteshwar.

 According to Joshi, the assaulters accused him of reporting in Oli's favour. They also damaged his camera.

Meanwhile, on behalf of the Central Protest Committee, leader of the group Bishnu Rijal apologised for the incident. "We apologise for the inconveniences arising out of the incident and would like to clarify that it was unintentional."

Similarly, another video has surfaced wherein a TV reporter -- Diwakar Sah -- is chased and manhandled by protesters.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Secondary Form Attack on Journalist
Weapons Unclear
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 NCP (Nepal Communist Party) and Affiliates
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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