Incident Reports
Nepal Army commander abuses Journalist
2021-04-14
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has condemned the abuse on the Annapurna post Tanahu reporter Pawan Paudel by the Nepal Army Kalibhanjan battalion commander of the Nepal Army.
According to the FNJ Tanuhu branch, the commander of the Kalibhanjan Battalion at Vyas municipality-5, Chapaghat, had misbehaved Paudel and removed the photos from the camera on April 14. Journalist Paudel had captured the photos of the Army running at Damauli town.
FNJ Tanahu district chapter had condemned the misbehave on journalist Poudel through a press release.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Public humiliation |
| Secondary Form | Harassment |
| 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 | Army |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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