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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Journos want reforms in FNJ (kp 03/05/2008), FNJ convention kicks off (kp 04/05/2008), FNJ convention: Working Journalist Act soon, says Mahara (ht 04/05/2008), Closed-door session put off (ht 04/05/2008), Jha new FNJ prez (kp 05/05/2008), Disputes over finances mar FNJ convention (kp 05/05/2008), Nisthuri, Chapagain resign (kp 06/05/2008), Challenges for FNJ (kp 06/05/2008), Tasks ahead (ht 06/05/2008), New FNJ seeks support (kp 07/05/2008), FNJ to fight for guarantee of unconditional press freedom (ht 08/05/2008), Convention report sees holes in FNJ account book, by Razen Manandhar (ht 09/05/2008), ‘We’ll make FNJ's accounts public every 3 months’, interview with Dharmendra Jha (kp 12/05/2008)

FNJ election fever grips journalists (ht 30/04/2008)

Maoists to find missing journo’s whereabouts, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 23/04/2008)

Conference of women journalists kicks off (kp 03/03/2008), Women scribes’ meet ends with 13-pt declaration (ht 04/03/2008), Women And Media (rn 04/03/2008)

Fears Grow For Journalists Under Siege in Nepal (International Federation of Journalists 19/02/2008)

Journo among 3 arrested (kp 13/02/2008)

Nepali journalists regained freedom not safety: RSF (nn 13/02/2008) [see Nepal - Annual report 2008 by Reporters without Borders]

Attempted murder on journo Sah: Report (kp 28/01/2008)

Journalists thrashed, mistreated during protests (kp 24/01/2008)

Gorkhapatra sacks journo (kp 23/01/2008)

Maoists to help trace whereabouts (kp 20/01/2008)

Int’l media mission visits families of slain journos (kp 16/01/2008), Statement of the International press freedom mission to Nepal (Reporters without Borders 17/01/2008), Govt serious towards security of journalists: Sitaula (nn 17/01/2008), Int'l media mission wraps up visit, stresses on security of journalists (nn 17/01/2008), Probe violence against journos: Int’l Mission (kp 18/01/2008)

Journos still under threat: FNJ (kp 15/01/2008)

Journalist shot dead in southern Nepal (Xinhua 13/01/2008)

Media women in peace building role (kp 17/12/2007)

WAPC concerned over violence against journos (kp 16/12/2007)

ANNFSU members threaten journos (kp 15/12/2007)

OHCHR concerned over threats against journos (kp 07/12/2007)

Scribe threatened (kp 06/12/2007)

JTMM man threatens to kill Post scribe (kp 03/12/2007)

Bhaiyaram in Birendra Sah's footsteps, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 01/12/2007)

Journos protest police assault (kp 26/11/2007)

Nepal still a very dangerous place for journalists, says IPI (nn 21/11/2007)

A team formed to draft rules on working journalists (nn 17/11/2007)

Police briefly detain two dozen journalists (nn 15/11/2007)

Scribe threatened (kp 15/11/2007)

Whereabouts of abducted journo Thakuri still unknown (nn 13/11/2007), Journo Thakuri’s state remains a ‘mystery’: Wife claims Maoist hand in abduction, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 13/11/2007), Cabinet tells ministry: Seek out missing journo (kp 15/11/2007), Two arrested on charge of journalist Thakuri’s abduction (nn 16/11/2007), Thakuri’s abduction (kp 16/11/2007), Press Chautari submits memorandum to govt (nn 16/11/2007), Rights organisations point at Maoist hand behind Thakuri's disappearance (nn 18/11/2007), ‘Maoists had hand in Thakuri abduction’ (kp 18/11/2007), Maoist abducted Thakuri: FNJ (kp 22/11/2007)

FNJ blasts Maoists for threatening journo (kp 08/11/2007)

Media requested to black out Maoist news (nn 08/11/2007), Prachanda gets 'raw meat gift' for Shah's murder (nn 08/11/2007), PM promises to take action against Shah's killers; Shah's body still not found (nn 08/11/2007), Journalist Shah's dead body found (nn 08/11/2007), IFJ outraged at the death of Birendra Shah (nn 08/11/2007), Sah’s pen ‘too precious’ to sell: FNJ, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 13/11/2007), Govt to provide Rs 1 million to Birendra Shah’s family; slain civil servant declared a martyr (nn 14/11/2007), ‘Don't delay arresting Sah's killers’, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 18/11/2007)

KTV journo's father shot (kp 07/11/2007)

Woes of the fourth estate, by Shyam KC (kp 05/11/2007)

He carried cars but is yet to ride one, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/11/2007)

Press Chautari demands immediate release of abducted journo (nn 26/10/2007), Shah abducted by Maoists, concludes Reporters' Club (nn 27/10/2007), FNJ raps govt apathy toward journos’ security (kp 27/10/2007), Maoist denial of involvement in Shah’s abduction 'height of political duplicity': FNJ (nn 28/10/2007), FNJ mulls strategy for journos' security (samn 28/10/2007), Maoist panel to seek Sah (kp 29/10/2007), Journalists' abduction (kp 29/10/2007), Family appeals for Shah's safe release (nn 29/10/2007), FNJ threatens to stage nationwide protest if journalist Shah not freed immediately (nn 30/10/2007), Outcry over Sah’s abduction (kp 30/10/2007), Nepal's 'Daniel Pearl' feared killed by Maoists (wi 30/10/2007), PM promises to make public Shah's whereabouts in 2-3 days (nn 30/10/2007), Sah’s status to be public in 4 days: PM, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 31/10/2007) [??], Prachanda concedes involvement of his cadres in abduction of journalist (nn 31/10/2007), Ananta admits Maoists abducted Shah (samn 31/10/2007), FNJ plans nation-wide anti-Maoist stir (samn 31/10/2007), Maoists involved in abduction: Prachanda, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 01/11/2007), Journalist abduction case: NHRC report, too, points finger at Maoists (nn 01/11/2007), NHRC urges action on Sah abductors (kp 02/11/2007), Parliamentary panel confirms Maoist hand in Shah's abduction (nn 02/11/2007), Attack against media: Journos In Distress (sp 02/11/2007), Parliamentary panel instructs govt to take action against Shah's abductors (nn 03/11/2007), Maoist hand in Sah’s abduction: House team (kp 03/11/2007), FNJ announces protest as journalist Shah’s status remains still unknown (nn 03/11/2007), FNJ launches agitation to press for publicising Shah's whereabouts (nn 04/11/2007), FNJ stages protest demanding Shah's whereabouts; three journos hurt in police action (nn 04/11/2007), Sah abducted on party instruction: Accomplice (kp 04/11/2007), Police beat, arrest protesting journalists in Nepal's capital (iht 04/11/2007), Police suspect Sah could have been killed (kp 05/11/2007), NAJA shocked by reports of Shah's murder (nn 05/11/2007), Fourteen held, freed, 1 injured: Journos protest nationwide (kp 05/11/2007), 12 protesting journalists arrested (samn 05/11/2007), Maoist report says journalist Shah was murdered on the day of his abduction (nn 05/11/2007), Nationwide agitation by FNJ to protest Shah's murder (nn 06/11/2007), National, int’l outcry over Sah’s killing (kp 07/11/2007), Sah family in shock (kp 07/11/2007), Birendra Sah and the tarai media, by Chandrakishore (kp 07/11/2007)

Government should punish abductors of journalists: IFJ (kp 16/10/2007)

Journalist shot in Rupandehi (nn 15/10/2007)

In the frontlines: It is much more dangerous for tarai reporters today than it was during ten years of conflict (nt 12/10/2007)

Journo slams SP for threats (kp 11/10/2007)

FNJ sends mission to Bara to search for journalist Shah (nn 07/10/2007), FNJ team in Bara to secure release of abducted journo (kp 08/10/2007), Maoists have hand in abduction of journalist: FNJ (nn 08/10/2007), Mahara accepts party members abducted scribe Shah (nn 10/10/2007), Release abducted journo: NHRC (kp 10/10/2007), ‘Maoists involved in Sah’s abduction’ (kp 11/10/2007), Scribe abduction draws flak (kp 12/10/2007), Journo's wife urges spouse’s release, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 12/10/2007), Mahara urges govt to punish Sah's abductors (kp 12/20/2007) [Such punishment is the task of the judiciary; so please bring them to court!!], Journalist Shah’s whereabouts remain still unknown (nn 13/10/2007) [Are you still in control od your men, Mr Mahara?], Free Sah now (kp 13/10/2007), Sitaula confirms Maoist involvement in journalist Shah’s abduction (nn 15/10/2007), FNJ asks House, NHRC to speed up efforts to locate Sah (kp 15/10/2007), No clue yet to scribe Shah's whereabouts (samn 15/10/2007), Parliamentary panel to find whereabouts of journalist Shah (nn 16/10/2007), Journos stage protests against Shah’s abduction (nn 17/10/2007), Parliamentary panel in Bara to find abducted journo (nn 18/10/2007)

FNJ condemns Maoist intimidation (30/09/2007)

NPU general convention begins in Pokhara (nn 10/09/2007)

An encouner at TIA, by Bikash Karki (kp 05/09/2007)

Journo attacked, assailant thrashed by locals (kp 03/09/2007)

Health of agitating journo deteriorates (nn 18/08/2007)

Protesting jornos arrested from Singha Durbar (nn 16/08/2007), Journos on hunger strike (kp 17/08/2007), Gorkhapatra to reinstate sacked journalists (nn 18/08/2007)

Journalists Act implementation stressed (kp 15/08/2007), Journalists Act (kp 16/08/2007)

Women journos to press for larger participation (kp 12/08/2007)

Journalists at Gorkhapatra attacked (kp 10/08/2007)

Mahara vows to enforce journo act (nn 09/08/2007)

Legislation on working journalists being finalised (nn 05/08/2007), Call to fix minimum salary for scribes (samn 05/08/2007)

Is freedom really a myth?, by Shyam KC  (kp 30/07/2007)

FNJ denounces sacking of 49 Gorkhapatra reporters (nn 27/07/2007), FNJ condemns sacking of Gorkhapatra journos (kp 27/07/2007), Jobless journos (kp 28/07/2007), FNJ condemns sacking of journos, wants them reinstated (nn 29/07/2007), Reinstate sacked Gorkhapatra journos: FNJ (kp 30/07/2007)

Prompt endorsement of bill on working journos sought (kp 20/07/2007)

IFJ condemns attacks on journalists in Nepal (nn 16/07/2007)

Police search for abducted pro-monarch journalist in western Nepal town (iht 10/07/2007), Journo missing since eight days; unconfirmed reports say he's been killed (nn 11/07/2007), Unknown group kills journalist (samn 11/07/2007), RSF, CPJ ask govt to find out status of missing Nepali journalist (nn 12/07/2007), Armed group claims it killed missing journalist (Reporters without Borders 12/07/2007), RSF, CPJ concerned over missing journo (kp 13/07/2007)

FNJ statute amended amid protests (kp 03/07/2007)

Cops beat up, detain 2 journos (samn 29/06/2007)

Journalist Shrestha wins fight for compensation (nn 29/06/2007)

Newspaper editor abducted (samn 22/06/2007)

Scribe’s life threatened (kp 20/06/2007)

Nepal govt not doing enough to protect journos: IFJ (nn 20/06/2007), Nepal urged to protect journalists (wi 22/06/2007), Threats to journos worry FNJ (kp 23/06/2007)

Constant Threats and Attacks Force Nepal 1 TV Journalists to Resign (International federation opf Journalists 20/06/2007)

SC summons journos (nn 18/06/2007), SC summons three Jana Astha journos (kp 18/06/2007), Jana Astha journos plead for solidarity (kp 19/06/2007)

Tarun Dal member threatens to kill journos (kp 13/06/2007)

Form panel for scribes’ salary: SC (kp 09/06/2007)

Working Journalists Association launched (nn 08/06/2007)

RSF concerned about journalists safety (nn 07/06/2007), 72 journalists attacked, threatened in south Nepal this year, media rights group says (International Herald Tribune 07/06/2007)

Working Journalist Act: ‘Bill must guarantee security of journalists’ (kp 04/06/2007), Lawmakers want insurance for journalists (samn)

FNJ denounces arrest of Nepalese journalist by Indian security men (nn 02/06/2007), Arrest of journalist by Indian police deplored (kp 02/06/2007)

IFJ Deplores the Conditions For Working Journalists in Nepal (International Federation of Journalists 25/05/2007), IFJ condemns attacks against journalists (nn 25/05/2007)

'Give position to Madhesi journalists' (samn 24/05/2007)

JTMM-J threatens to kill Post scribe, five others (kp 19/05/2007)

Scribes on science reporting (samn 12/05/2007)

Journalists Attacked For Critical Reporting (International Federation of Journalists 09/05/2007), IFJ concerned over unabated attacks on Nepali journalists (nn 10/05/2007)

Nepal press still under threat: UN (samn 04/05/2007)

Sahana wants laws on women journalists (samn 04/05/2007)

Journalists in terai still face threats, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 03/05/2007), Bad news hounds Nepali journalists, by Guna Raj Luitel (Dawn 03/05/2007)

FNJ Annapurna Post unit formed (samn 23/04/2007)

Accident insurance for journos (kp 12/04/2007), Free insurance scheme for scribes lauded (samn 12/04/2007)

Goit orders action against journos (kp 11/04/2007)

New leadership at SEJON (kp 08/04/2007)

Health insurance for scribes in offing (samn 05/04/2007)

Free visa to SA journos on anvil (kp 03/04/2007)

Maoists threaten to kill journos (kp 27/03/2007), FNJ flays Maoists for threat to scribes (samn 27/03/2007), Scribes handed out death threats (samn 27/03/2007), FNJ condemns threat against journalists (nn 27/03/2007), Nepal journalists threatened by anti-govt groups (Daily Times 29/03/2007), Scribes subjected to Maoist threats (kp 01/04/2007), FNJ condemns attacks on journos (samn 02/04/2007)

FNJ concerned over threats to journalists (nn 16/03/2007)

Tarai not safe for journalists: report (samn 14/03/2007)

Attack on Janadesh editor condemned (kp 12/03/2007)

Journalists Attacked and Work Destroyed in Nepal (International Federation of Journalists 28/02/2007)

CPJ wants probe into attacks on scribes (samn 04/01/2007)

Changes sought in Working Journalist Act (samn 01/01/2006)

Prospects of citizen journalism, by Salik Shah (kp 31/12/2006)

Working Journalist Act amendment bill strengthens protection of journalists (nn 29/12/2006)

FNJ concerned about attacts on journos (kp 27/12/2006)

FNJ special convention begins (samn 22/12/2006), FNJ meet ends adopting 19-pt declaration (samn 24/12/2006)

Nemwang urges journalists to help in restructuring state (nn 21/12/2006)

Journalists beaten up (samn 21/12/2006)

Rautahat FNJ expels 'royalist' scribes (samn 16/12/2006)

Protect the rights of the journalists: experts (nn 30/11/2006)

Post scribe assaulted (kp 27/11/2006)

FNJ to be inclusive (kp 20/11/2006)

Assault on journo roundly condemned (kp 14/10/2006)

IFJ calls for protection of Nepalese journalists (nn 30/09/2006)

FNJ condemns attack on journos (kp 20/09/2006)

Senior journalist Risal bags Jagadambashree award (nn 15/09/2006)

Ministry clears 13 journalists (kp 12/09/2006)

Nine members elected in NPI (nn 10/09/2006) [Among them 7 Bahuns!!!]

Journalists nominated for Press Council Nepal (nn 15/08/2006)

Journalists warn govt (kp 09/08/2006)

PAC seeks details of dole to journalists (samn 09/08/2006)

Nepal Journalists Stage Lockdown: Demand back wages, reinstatement of fired reporters, by Umesh Shrestha (on 02/08/2006)

Journalist Karki receives Prakash human rights award (nn 02/07/2006)

A Nepali Journalist Abroad: An interview with Dharma Adhikari on blogs, citizen journalism and mainstream media, by Deepak Adhikari (Ohmy News 30/07/2006)

Nepali editors and the rest of the lot, by Peter J Karthak (kp 30/07/2006

'Punish scribes loyal to royal govt' (samn 22/07/2006)

Nepali journalist wins journalism award in the US (nn 19/07/2006)

FNJ reinstates 7 members (kp 18/07/2006)

Communications Ministry gives clean chit to journos (nn 15/07/2006), Ministry clears 10 journos of bonanza charge (kp 16/07/2006)

PAC to recover money distributed to journalists (kp 13/07/2006)

Nepali journalist in America to develop a common forum (nn 11/07/2006)

Journalists give KMC 48 hour deadline (kp 08/07/2006)

‘Take back, compensate sacked journos’ (kp 06/07/2006)

Media houses to take back sacked journos (kp 29/06/2006)

FNJ expresses serious concern over insincere attitude of Nepal gov't (IRNA 27/06/2006)

FNJ expresses serious concern (kp 27/06/2006)

Sacked Metro FM journos reinstated (kp 19/06/2006)

Threats, news and source, by Binod Tripathi (kp 17/06/2006)

Govt. forms panel to investigate list of journalists taking money from royal govt. (nn 17/06/2006)

‘Reinstate sacked journos’ (kp 17/06/2006)

Maoists threaten Kantipur journalist (kp 14/06/2006)

Journalists take money from royal govt. to disseminate news in its favour (nn 12/06/2006), Who received how much from royal govt? (kp 12/06/2006), Journos resign, refutes reports of taking money from royal government (nn 13/06/2006)

‘Enforce Working Journalists Act’ (kp 09/06/2006)

Timber smugglers threaten journos (kp 07/06/2006)

‘PM’s delegation has pro-king journos’ (kp 07/06/2006), Ire over barring journos from covering PM's visit (rn 08/06/2006)

15 radio journos quit (nn 18/05/2006)

Over 900 journalists arrested during Royal regime in Nepal (One World South Asia 04/05/2006)

Journalists in Nepal continue to face challenges: IFJ (nn 04/05/2006)

Journos for probe into scribes' killings (samn 04/05/2006)

A(rk)ward (kp 04/05/2006)

FNJ demands release of journos, corrective steps (nn 02/05/2006), FNJ demands corrective steps (kp 02/05/2006), FNJ calls to free all detained scribes (samn 02/05/2006)

IFJ calls to ensure protection of Rights of Journalists (nn (nn 01/05/2006), FNJ demands action against assailants (kp 01/05/2006)

Maoists grill photo journalist Shrestha in capital (nn 01/05/2006)

FNJ demands compensation to journalists (samn 29/04/2006)

FNJ to celebrate 51st anniversary on Wednesday ( nn 28/03/2006), FNJ marks 51st anniversary (kp 30/03/2006)

FNJ expels 14 members (samn 11/03/2006)

Prominent journo Govinda Biyogi Passes Away (nln 15/01/2006), Biyogi no more (kp 16/01/2006), Rich tributes paid to journalist Biyogi (nn 16/01/2006)

Journalist vs writer, by Riwaj Rai (kp 12/01/2006)

FNJ seeks clarifications from 14 members (kp 03/01/2006)

Nepal’s TV Scribe Wins IFJ International Tolerance Prize (nln 25/12/2005)

Scribes’ training aid amount opaque (samn 01/12/2005)

Journalists in Nepal, Pak most harassed in South Asia (wi 21/11/2005)

Photo Journalists manhandled (nn 17/11/2005)

SAFTOJ formed (kp 28/08/2005)

RSF slams RNA for torturing journalist (kp 29/01/2005)

Exec-editor of Shram weekly released (kp 10/01/2005)

Date with deadlines, by P Kharel (kp 03/01/2005)

Maoists manhandle journalists (kp 03/01/2005)

Insec condemns beating of journos (kp 03/01/2005)

‘Implement working journalists’ Act’ (kp 18/12/2004), Bill On Working Journalists Too Long A Wait, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 23/12/2004)

Journos’ rights being grossly violated: CEHURDES holds govt, Maoists responsible for abuses (ht 26/11/2004)

Editor moves court for damages (ht 10/11/2004)

Four detained for travelling without permit, by Suman Dahal (ht 06/11/2004)

Scribe manhandled by suspected Maoists (ht 21/10/2004)

Do it not (ht 30/09/2004)

The Situation of Journalists in Nepal, by Binod Dhungel (tg 29/09/2004); see also part 2 (06/10/2004), part 3 (13/10/2004), part 4 (20/10/2004)

IFJ pledges assistance to Nepali journalists (kp 29/09/2004), IFJ concerned by attacks on press (rn 29/09/2004), Warren assures support to FNJ (tg 29/09/2004)

Living Dangerously: Journalists are facing unprecedented threats from both the security forces and the Maoists. Truth is already a major casualty, by Satish Jung Shahi (na 20/09/2004)

FNJ meet adopts 23 resolutions (rn 12/09/2004)

DPM lauds journos’ role in crisis (rn 11/09/2004)

Policeman mistreats GS photographer (rn 07/09/2004)

Media urges business community to unite (kp 01/09/2004)

Maoists harass, torture journalist (kp 31/08/2004)

Hoodlums attack KTV lensman (kp 30/08/2004)

FNJ warns of Maoist news boycott (kp 25/08/2004), FNJ serves ultimatum, by T. N. Ghimire (tg 25/08/2004), Media power! (tg 25/08/2004)

Stop Killing Journalists, by Kamala Sarup (tg 25/08/2004)

Are journalists really being used by Maoists? by Harihar Singh Rathor (kp 24/08/2004)

IFJ denounces violation of press freedom in Nepal (kp 23/08/2004)

Insurance demanded for reporters covering conflict (kp 21/08/2004)

Maoists kill journo for ‘spying’ (kp 17/08/2004), Maoists issue death order to nine journalists (kp 18/08/2004), Maoists killed six scribes in 8 years (kp 18/08/2004), Relatives seek slain journo’s body, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 18/08/2004), Journalist Thapa’s murder condemned (rn 18/08/2004), HURPES condemns journo’s killing (rn 18/08/2004), Journalist flay Thapa's killing (tg 18/08/2004), Activists mourn scribe’s murder (ht 19/08/2004), Murderous mindset (ht 19/08/2004), ‘Prachanda predator of press freedom’ (kp 19/08/2004), Media won’t surrender (kp 19/08/2004), Journos unite against Maoist brutality (rn 19/08/2004), Media people slam Maoists for murder (pr 19/08/2004), Journo Thapa's killing deplored (pr 19/08/2004), Shield scribes: World body (ht 20/08/2004), Maoist attack on media draws widespread flak (kp 20/08/2004), Outrage grows over journalist murder (nt 20/08/2004), Scribe’s murder a mistake: Maoists (ht 23/08/2004), Mauling The Media: Is media becoming one of the most dangerous professions in Nepal? The brutal murder of another journalist by the Maoists suggests it is, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 27/08/2004), Shooting the messenger (nt 27/08/2004)

Perfecting mission journalism, and how! by Tika Ram Pradhan (ht 14/08/2004)

Hey comrades, leave us messengers alone …, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 06/08/2004)

We are ready to act as a facilitator in Government-Maoists talks, by Tara Nath Dahal, President, Federation of Nepalese Journalists (tg 28/07/2004)

Kantipur journo among 4 held (kp 17/07/2004)

“Please tell the world about our suffering”: Journalists from western Nepal talk about the hardships they face in reporting from the war zone, by Hasta Gurung (nt 09/07/1004)

Visa fee waived for SAARC journos (ht 26/06/2004)

THT scribe thrashed (ht 23/06/2004)

Army assaults journalist (kp 18/06/2004)

US body’s plea to King for journos’ release (ht 23/05/2004)

IFJ concerned over scribes’ plight (ht 17/05/2004)

Create professional journos from dalit communities (rn 15/05/2004)

Slain journo Khadka’s name on US memorial (kp 07/05/2004), Remembering Gyanendra, by Daniel Lak (nt 07/05/2004)

Journalists Work in Civil Peace, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg 05/05/2004)

Journalists raise scale of protests (kp 05/05/2004), Scribes stage nationwide protest (kp 06/05/2004), FNJ submits blank sheets at PMO (kp 07/05/2004), Implement Journalist Act, demands FNJ (ht 07/05/2004), 2 cops including ASI held for attack on scribes (kp 09/05/2004), Action taken against three cops for manhandling scribes (ht 14/05/2004)

Nepal journos vow to peg away (ht 03/05/2004)

FNJ concerned over editorial freedom (kp 30/03/2004), Whither journalism? (kp 30/03/2004)

Journalist Devendra Gautam, by PR Pradhan (pr 25/03/2004)

Harassed journalists take refuge in Kathmandu (ht 21/03/2004))

Journo seeks action against armymen (kp 25/01/2004)

FNJ hotline boon for scribes in distress, by Suvecha Pant (kp 12/01/2004)

Police baton charge scribes (kp 07/01/2004)

Predators of press (kp 01/01/2004)

Police thrash KTV lensman (kp 31/12/2003)

Unequal world for women journos (ht 26/12/2003)

RSF reports abuses on Nepali journos to UNHCR (kp 25/12/2003)

District scribes concerned over security (ht 23/12/2003)

Beating of journalist slammed (kp 23/12/2003)

Scribe arrested, later released (kp 20/12/2003)

TKP reporter frisked by army for pictures (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2003)

Journalist says he was tortured in detention (Himalayan Times, 24/10/2003)

Explain scribe’s detention, says CJ (Himalayan Times, 23/10/2003)

Nepalese journalists under intense pressure, interview with Jacqueline Park, Director of Asia Pacific Office, International Federation of Journalists (Telegraph, 22/10/2003)

Security forces kill Maoist-aligned journo (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2003)

Plea to disclose journo`s whereabouts (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2003)

Journalists caught in the middle (People's Review, 18/09/2003)

‘Silent’ scribes roughed-up, detained (Himalayan Times, 12/09/2003)

NPU flays attack on scribes (Kathmandu Post, 21/04/2003)

Journos condemn mistreatment (Kathmandu Post, 16/04/2003)

Threat of life to journalist even after cease-fire, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 25/02/2003)

Behind-bar scribes 'show Nepal in poor light', by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 09/02/2003

Journalists suspected of Maoist connections released (Space Time Today, 17/12/2002), see also Freed journos recall life in prison, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 18/12/2002)

Politics and journalists, by K C Bhatt (Space Time Today, 05/12/2002)

Freed journalists move court for compensation (Kathmandu Post, 29/11/2002), see also Journos petition for compensation (Space Time Today, 29/11/2002)

Police arrest tabloid editor: ‘Arrest illegal; action vindictive’ (Kathmandu Post, 13/11/2002), see also Editor Rai arrested on charge of defamation (Himalayan Times, 13/11/2002), CPJ condemns journalist’s arrest (Kathmandu Post, 14/11/2002), IFJ urges govt to release Rai (Himalayan Times, 14/11/2002), Legal nitty-gritties (Himalayan Times, 14/11/2002), Rai released on bail (Kathmandu Post, 15/11/2002)

Government sets free five journalists: CPJ welcomes move, demands release of others (Kathmandu Post, 08/11/2002), see also editorial Follow up needed (Space Time Today, 08/11/2002), Released journalists complain of torture (Himalayan Times, 09/11/2002)

Priorities and Challenges of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, by Tara Nath Dahal (Telegraph, 09/10/2002)

FNJ condemns attack on journo (Kathmandu Post, 09/10/2002)

Nepali journalism lacks professionalism (Telegraph, 02/10/2002)

Legal body to support journalists (Kathmandu Post, 07/09/2002)

16 journos still in prison (Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2002)

36 journos arrested at different locations (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2002), see also Police detain 22 journalists (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2002)

Koirala wins Magsaysay Award (Kathmandu Post, 30/07/2002), see also Bharat Dutta Koirala: Award For Commitment, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

Journo arrested (Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2002)

FNJ calls for boycott of govt programmes (Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2002)

Allow Nepali media men to write freely and live a secured life (Telegraph, 10/07/2002)

Pro-Maoist journalist feared killed in custody, govt silent (Kathmandu Post, 27/06/2002), see also Govt still mum over Sen’s ‘death’ (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2002), PM says facts on Sen in due time: Reporters Without Borders to approach UN bodies (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2002), Media bodies slam govt over Sen’s ‘custodial death’ (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2002), NHRC flays Govt’s silence over Sen’s fate (Kathmandu Post, 03/07/2002), How is Krishna Sen? (People's Review, 04/07/2002), FNJ demands judicial enquiry (Kathmandu Post, 05/07/2002), Home Ministry concerned over news on Sen (Kathmandu Post, 05/07/2002), Krishna Sen: Bring Out The Truth (Spotlight, 05/07/2002), Govt to constitute inquiry into Sen’s reported death (Kathmandu Post, 08/07/2002)

105 journos arrested since emergency (Kathmandu Post, 24/06/2002)

FNJ takes policy decisions (10/06/2002)

Dahal, new FNJ president (People's Review, 16/05/2002), see also Congratulations to journo leaders, by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 23/05/2002)

Ex-Gurkhas manhandle journalist (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2002)

Editor Raut's release urged (People's Review, 28/03/2002)

RSF calls EU, US to condition their aid to Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2002)

CPJ shows concern over journo arrest in Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 27/03/2002)

Journalists’ arrest denounced Over 70 journos arrested after emergency, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2002)

Release of Budhathoki sought (Kathmandu Post, 06/03/2002), see also PM defends Budhathoki’s arrest (Kathmandu Post, 07/03/2002), Sanghu weekly's editor abducted (People's Review, 07/03/2002), Whereabouts of journo sought (Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002), RSF on Journalist arrested in Nepal (Telegraph, 13/03/2002), RSF worried over press situation in Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 14/03/2002), Journos still unknown about Budhathoki (People's Review, 14/03/2002), Journo, others released (Kathmandu Post, 27/03/2002), Freed journalist recounts 10-day nightmare, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2002)

South Asian journalists plan peace march in Kathmandu (Kathmandu Post, 02/01/2002)

Journophobia, by Rajan Prasad Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 03/04/2001)

Media : The absent majority, by Pratyoush Onta (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2001)

Experts suggest revision in journalism syllabus (Rising Nepal, 29/12/2000)

Various facets Nepali journalism (Telegraph, 06/12/2000)

Journalists "eyes" of society (Rising Nepal, 28/05/2000)

Journos suggest non- partisan reporting (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2000)

Koirala tells journos to uphold system (Kathmandu Post, 04/05/2000)

Role of journos vital in democracy (Rising Nepal, 22/02/2000)

Journos' role was to support the democratic movement (The People's Review, 27 January 2000), interview with Harihar Birahi, chairman of Nepal Press Council

In black & white: The lure of the printed word, by P. Kharel (The Kathmandu Post, 25 January 2000)

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