The banda (general shutdown) enforcers have been targeting media even on the third day (22 May) of the 3-day nationwide banda in Nepal.
Various incidents of press freedom violations have been recorded by the Freedom Forum with continuous updates.
Meanwhile, 13 FM radio, 7 dailies and 2 local televisions have been closed in Rupandehi, a district in the southern plain in the western region of Nepal, have been closed due to the banda.
In this way, Nepali media has been the main target of protestors these days.
Freedom Forum condemns all the incidents which have violated press freedom and citizen's rights to information.
Freedom Forum is to continue updates on the press freedom violation.
For more information,
Freedom Forum
monitoring@freedomforum.org.np
01-4102030/ 4102022