Incident Reports
Journalist abused while filming motorcycle vandalism during general strike
2021-02-04
Protesters have mistreated a journalists at Katari Chowk in Mirchaiya of Siraha during NCP Prachanda-Madhav faction's general strike on Thursday. Local media person Shyam Thakur was manhandled by the protesters affiliated to the group while filming the protestors vandalizing a motorcycle as a part of his reporting.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Secondary Form | Attack on Journalist |
| Weapons | None |
| 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 | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Totally damaged Vehicles | 1 |
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