International Media Mission on Press Freedom Meeting
From the Left : Sumit Chakravartty, Toby Mendel, Frank Laru Le (UN Speacial Rapporter on Freedom of Expression), Dharmendra Jha, Sejal Parmar, Mark Bench, Iskra Panevska and Serena Pepino.
We, the representatives of professional media unions, associations and organisations from South Asia, meeting in Kathmandu to observe World Press Freedom Day, May 3, take note of the rapid deterioration in the situation for the functioning of a free media in a region that is home to a fifth of humanity. Read more »
South Asian journalists commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2009
2009-06-03
Federation of Nepali Journalists jointly with UNESCO, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) convened a regional conference in Kathmandu (Nepal) on 3 and 4 May to observe World Press Freedom Day. Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka focused on this year’s theme “The Potential of Media in Fostering Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation Read more »
FNJ organizes interaction program with the leaders of political parties
2009-03-17
Federation of Nepali Journalists organized an interaction program with the political leaders of Nepal on 16 March 2009 in the Information Department as per its ongoing protest program against the Government demanding press freedom and freedom of expression. Read more »
- Media Situation during the month of February and March
- Two day Workshop on Human Rights and Conflict reporting training workshop
- Analysis of the Nepalese Right to Information Act
- FNJ Advocacy Mission to Banke and Kanchanpur Read more »
Working Journalists Plight a cause for concern: FNJ
2009-06-12
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has expressed serious concern about the condition of working journalists in Far-Western and Mid-Western Region of Nepal.
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Press Release
2009-06-09
Activists of Young Communist League (YCL) a sister organization of Unified CPN Maoists on 8 June 2009 have threatened that they will cut the journalists into pieces. Read more »
PRESS RELEASE
2009-06-03
Serious attention of Federation of Nepali Journalists have been drawn towards the incident of attacks to the media persons and vehicles belonging to media institutions by the protestors of Newa Autonomous State Manka Struggle Committee on 1 June 2009. Read more »
Employees of Casino Venus have severely beaten and injured correspondent of Avenues Television Dilliraj Pokhrel and camera person Niran Raj Bana on 11 June 2009 morning at 9 AM. Read more »
Press Release
2009-06-12
Activists of Young Communist League (YCL) a sister organization of Unified CPN Maoists on 8 June 2009 have threatened that they will cut the journalists into pieces. Read more »
Press Release
2009-06-12
Damodar Guragain, Journalist and Itahari Branch Chief of Aauzar daily was beaten by police personnel in Itahari chowk on 9 Jun 2009 at 9 PM at night. Read more »
