Incident Reports
Two journalist arrested during bandha
2015-01-13
Two journalists who were collecting news on today's bandha organized by the 30 party alliance and CPN-Maoist were been arrested by the police from Koteshwor. Among those arrested are Ekraj Rumjali, editor of Sandeshbahak Weekly, and Suman Nakshiring, correspondent of Jana Drishtikon Weekly. The arrested journalists are kept in Baneshwor. When I contacted DSP Ramesh Kumar Tamang of the Baneshwor branch, he didn't pick up his phone.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Police |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Journalist/Media |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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