Nepal marks Press Freedom Day; report flags rise in violations
Published on: May 4, 2026, 4:04 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
KATHMANDU, May 3 : Nearly 100 incidents of press freedom violations were recorded in Nepal over the past year, according to a report released on Sunday, as the Himalayan nation marked World Press Freedom Day. Various programmes were organised countrywide to observe the day. Freedom Forum Nepal, an organisation working in the field of press freedom, released a report on press freedom violations on the occasion. It noted that 97 incidents of press freedom violations, affecting 145 media persons and […]
