Incident Reports
Journalists mistreated in the office by Myagdi's CDO
2021-07-11
Chief District Officer of Myagdi, Ganesh Bahadur Adhikari, allegedly mistreated the journalists who reached the District Administration Office on July 11 to cover the news. Journalists Sadhan Ramjali and Dhiran Bahadur Khatri, who had reached the administration to cover the program of handing over the memorandum of the Conflict Victims' Rights Society Myagdi, were stopped from collecting news, photos and scenes by the pro-government cadres.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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