Nepal: Journalist beaten in course of collecting news

Event
Country
  • Nepal
Initial Date
Mar 11, 2013
Event Description

On 11 March 2013, Satya Narayan Sharma - the editor of Janahit Weekly,was beaten up while collecting news by the cadres of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. They allege that Mr Sharma was spreading false news. Whilst the police intervened to stop the beating no action has been taken against the culprits.

Impact of Event
1
Violation
  • Violence (physical)
Source

INSEC Nepal

Monitoring Status
Not active
Event Location

Latitude: 26.46667

Longitude: 87.26667

Event Location