Nepal Police Search for Journalist Who Reported on Political Family’s Business

By Human Rights Watch

In Nepal’s latest attempt to silence online speech, police are trying to arrest a well-known journalist who published on his YouTube channel claims about the business interests of a leading political family. Click to expand Image Dil Bhushan Pathak. © Private Dil Bhushan Pathak reported three weeks ago about the alleged investments of a member of a political family. Kathmandu’s district court issued an arrest warrant for him on June 11 following a complaint by the family to the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police.On June 16, the Patan high court issued a temporary order that Pathak should…

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