Incident Reports
Cadre of NSU arrested on the charge of issuing death threats to a Journalist in Kailali
2023-03-23
Police arrested Om Prakash Awasthi a cadre of NSU affiliated with the Nepali Congress on March 24 on the charge of issuing death threats to Tek Singh Dhami operator journalist affiliated with Mahendra Post Daily. According to the police, the accused issued death threat against Dhami over a news report by calling him on March 23.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Threat/intimidation |
| Primary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Secondary Cause | Freedom of Expression |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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