Nepal - Twenty-two journalists flee Dailekh district after death threats

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns death threats made by cadres of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN) two days ago against 22 journalists in the western district of Dailekh. The next day, the 22 local reporters were forced to leave the district, halting production at two daily newspapers and one weekly. Those behind the threats also ransacked the premises of the daily Hamro Tesro Aankha. “The threats and attacks on media workers are particularly serious since they occurred (...)

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