2015-09-13
Province 1, Bhojpur, Aamchowk
The different associations of the journalists have protested the threats issued to Arjun Basnet, the manager of Bhojpur Post weekly by UCPN-M’s Bhojpur chairperson and former CA member Sudan Kiranti. The newspaper had covered and reported press conference on Kiranti’s confession that he had demanded money from Raju Shiwakoti, the governance expert of Local Governance and Community Development Program (LGCDP). Shiwakoti had received a threat call. However, Kiranti got annoyed by the news and called Basnet to the party office asking him to correct the news. He warned Basnet of clash if the news was not corrected. He even asked Basnet to publish a special edition to mend the coverage. District-based journalist associations including Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Press Union Nepal and Kirant Rai Journalist Association issued a statement on September 13 protesting Kiranti’s action. The statement asked Kiranti to go for legal action if he is not satisfied. It further said that Kiranti’s act on the issue that is already in public knowledge and on which a police complaint registered was only regrettable.
Kiran Rai
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 | CPN (Maoist Center) 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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