Incident Reports
Journalist abused and threatened for writing news about the misuse of Covid-19 vaccines
2021-06-15
Khyan Bahadur Shrestha, a teacher at Janakalyan secondary school in Ramechhap Municipality-6 allegedly misbehaved with Gyanu Shrestha, a member of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Bagmati Pradesh Committee, saying that he had written news about the misuse of vaccination against Covid-19. He also threatened the journalist to beat him on the street.
The FNJ has stated that it is reprehensible to use abusive language while insulting the entire journalist and journalism profession by threatening to abuse and beat. FNJ General Secretary Krishna Sarumagar has demanded to take legal action against Shrestha for threatening the journalist.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary 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 | Education sector/teachers (private and public) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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