Posted on November 5th, 2007 by UWB
The Maoist communists today admitted that they killing journalist Birendra Sah after abducting him.
The CPN Maoist today admitted that their cadres killed Bara-district journalist Birendra Sah. Unveiling the report of the high-level committee it had formed to probe into the case, the Maoists have also expressed commitment to give all possible support to the state [...]
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Posted on August 16th, 2007 by UWB
Update: In a separate agitation program today, police detained over 35 journalists from the southern gate of Singha Durbar, the central administrative block as some scribes were protesting against the recent Maoist attack on the press. Demanding reinstatement of 49 scribes who were sacked from state-owned Gorakhapatra, press freedom, among other, the journalists were staging [...]
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Posted on August 14th, 2007 by UWB
…because of the Maoist disruption in the production of the newspaper. UWB reproduces the full text of a notice issued by the Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post (published in today’s edition of Kantipur and the Kathmandu Post):
YCL Threat to Kantipur Journalist: Hari Bahadur Thapa, Chief Reporter at Kantipur, nation’s largest and most influential newspaper, said [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2007 by UWB
The Maoist minister is trying to turn the state-owned publishing house a Maoist recruitment center
The other day, Gorkhapatra Corporation, the government owned publisher of dailies Gorkhapatra and the Rising Nepal, refused to renew the contract of 49 journalists, rendering them instantly jobless. Of the 49 working journalists, many were appointed during King Gyanendra’s direct rule [...]
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Posted on July 22nd, 2007 by UWB
UWB is strongly against protest programs in newspapers and media house that aim at stopping the newspapers from reaching to the public.
To stop a newspaper from being circulated, like in the photo, is a crime against free society. Workers stop the circulation of the Himalayan Times. Pic via THT
The protesters in APCA House, the publishers [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2006 by Dinesh Wagle
More than 200 Nepalese journalists arrested, dozens in custody Journalists continue fight against detentions, repressive media law
By Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, April 18, 2006—More than 200 Nepalese journalists have been detained since April 4 while participating in pro-democracy protests to demand press freedom or while covering the nationwide demonstrations, according to information compiled by [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2006 by Dinesh Wagle
As strikes continue in Nepal, attacks on journalists reported
By Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, April 14, 2006—Thirteen journalists were arrested today in Baglung, west of Kathmandu, while protesting against media restrictions during the seventh day of a nationwide strike, the Federation of Nepalese Journalists reported. Others detained during the past week, including veteran journalist Kanak [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2006 by uzz
Pic by Arthur Rhodes via Asiamedia, UCLA
UWB! co-founder Dinesh Wagle talked about Blogging in Nepal at UCLA, USA. Read the news about it here and here.
>>D Wagle is in Milwaukee Wisconsin: Ph. 414 272 1937 (room no. 407)
Will be in Madission (from 16 to 19 April): 608 257 6000
And in Washington D.C. from April 19 [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2006 by uzz
In April/May Issue of American Journalism Review, senior writer Sherry Ricchiardi has wrote an article titled ‘Online Opposition‘ entirely devoted to how United We Blog! leading the fight for democracy in Nepal.
She has quoted, co-founder Dinesh Wagle and blogger Guna Raj Luitel in her article. Have a read.
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Posted on March 22nd, 2006 by United We Blog!
Nepali journalists on solidarity show in Kathmandu
More than 200 hundreds of journalists gathered at Maitighar, Kathmandu today showing solidarity for press freedom. Members of International Mission to study Nepal’s media situation too participated in the show.
Stop control over the press, restore press freedom: the banners reads.
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