Incident Reports
Mahesh Basnet is accused of threatening writer Khagendra Sangraula
2021-07-25
CPN-UML leader Mahesh Basnet is accused of threatening writer and analyst Khagendra Sangraula. Writer Sangraula alleges publicly on social media that he was threatened by Basnet. He also mentioned that he was threatened as per the order of KP Oli.
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 | UML and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | CSO/NGO |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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