Chairperson of Tulsipur FM (100.2 MHz), Devi Prasad Dhital ‘Hemraj ‘was shot dead by an unidentified group on July 22 in Dang.
Pramod Sah, the director of Radio Janakpur, was thrashed and injured by an unidentified gang at his residence in Janakpur onJuly 18.
The continuous threats issued to Nepalgunj Bureau Chief of Kantipur National Daily, J Pandey by Terai Janatantrik Party-Madhesh in Banke over the issue of news coverage. Journalist Pandey was repeatedly threatened of taking his life through phone calls and press conference over the news coverage entitled 'Five workers abducted' in July 7 edition of Kantipur.
Activists of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN—Maoist) vandalized the office of the far western Dhangadi-based Sudursandesh daily on July 5 for allegedly publishing anti-Maoist materials.
Keshav Bohora, a Nepalese radio journalist working with Radio Mandavi, Pyuthan was released on July 1 after more than 30 hours abduction by an unidentified gang reportedly for the news coverage on land dispute.
Murari Prasad Pokharel, District Forest Officer (DFO), of Sindhupalchok abused several journalists on June 27, for their coverage of a news. He was allegedly involved in releasing Chinese national, who was arrested with red sandalwood and orchids and was released by the District Court on a mere fine of Rs. 15,000.
Holding one thousand metric tones of newsprint imported by the Kantipur Publication at Kolkata port of India for the 26 days by Indian authorities.
Two unidentified armed men on June 14 attempted to shoot Mohan Gole, Udayapur correspondent of Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), at Hariharpur in Dhanusha. According to the police, unidentified assailants opened fire on him while he was riding his motorcycle but one of the shots hit the visor of his helmet while another missed him completely.
(Collected from http://www.nepalpressfreedom.org/content/, official website of Freedom Forum)
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