Nepal

  • 25 Apr 2015
    Suman Bomjan

    Country Nepal  State Central  Violation Type Accidental Death  Target Journalist

    Suman Bomjan, 30, a sports journalist with state-owned Nepali daily Gorkhapatra, had been missing since the earthquake. His body was recovered from the rubble of his house at the Bhotahiti Galli of Kathmandu on Saturday, May 2. A stringer for the state media for three years, he had earlier worked for Nepal FM and media in his hometown of Makwanpur, where he also chaired the Nepal Sports Journalists Forum’s (NSJF) district coordination chapter. According to NSJF, Bomjan was assigned to cover football matches on the day of earthquake. But the earthquake struck at 12:51pm, trapping him inside his home. The April 25 earthquake was 7.9 magnitude, and also killed Govinda Prasad Dulal, 58, father of FNJ Central Committee member Madhav Dulal in Kavre district.

  • 25 Mar 2015
    Ram Prasad Bhattarai ‘Sachin’

    Country Nepal  State Eastern  Violation Type Accidental Death  Target Journalist

    Ram Prasad Bhattarai went missing on March 25 while on a personal trip to Itahari. His badly beaten body was found later that night on the side of the Koshi Highway, with visible head injuries. His body was not identified until March 29. Bhattarai, was a 26-year-old assistant editor for the Baruwa Times in Udayapur district and also contributed to the Ujyaalopatra daily of Biratnagar and the Aaujar daily of Dharan.

  • 21 Jan 2015
    Various Media & Journalists

    Country Nepal  State Central  Violation Type Attack  Target Journalist

    At least seven attacks across the country by those enforcing the strike, which was called by opposition political parties led by the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).