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Assault On Newspaper Office In Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter
On September 09, 2010, in the press release posted on scoop.co.nz, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has stated that it has learned an assault on the office of the Gatisheel daily and Image weekly in the district of Nuwakot in the Bagmati zone in north-central Nepal. The information provided by the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), an IFJ affiliate, has stated that the incident occurred on September 06, when a group of people led by a local leader arrived at the office, roughed up newspaper staff and damaged vital equipment. The attack was reportedly in retaliation for the newspaper publishing a news item on the activities of the person leading the attack.
“The IFJ joins the FNJ in condemning this attack and calls upon the local authorities to bring to account those involved,” IFJ Asia-Pacific Director Jacqueline Park said. “We urge all political parties and civil society actors in Nepal to honor the established mechanisms of grievance redressed in all matters connected with the media, such as the Nepal Press Council”.
