FF welcomes timely annual budget for 2017/18, but with some reservations
The government brought the annual budget for the fiscal year 2017/18 on May 29 (15 Jesth of Nepali calendar). Freedom Forum welcomes…
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Concern over attacks on election campaigning
Freedom Forum has been concerned over the spate of threats and attacks on election candidates and on political rallies and programs in…
CSOs’ serious concern over mechanism of implementing sustainable development agenda
Freedom Forum and four dozen other CSOs have urged the government to duly follow the international commitments in term of the steps…
Concern over Online Media Operation Directive 2017
Freedom Forum has been alarmed over the issuance of the Online Media Operation Directive 2017 through its publication in the gazette. Since…
Information seekers arrested, peaceful gathering intimidated
Freedom Forum has been alarmed over the arrest of the information seekers in the capital city on August 14. A group of…
Serious concern over Press Council’s plan to conduct license exam for journalists
Freedom Forum has been seriously concerned over Press Council Nepal’s plan to conduct license exams for the journalists. It is quite ridiculous…
Freedom Forum studying new National Mass Communications Policy-2016
Policy Watch The Nepal government approved the new National Mass Communications Policy-2016 on July 22. The meeting of the Council of Ministers…
Publication of government’s decision on journalists’ wage fixation in gazette a welcome step
Freedom Forum welcomes the recent publication of government’s decision on the wage of working journalists in gazette. The government had fixed the…
Directive on Online Media Breaches Freedom of Expression
Policy Watch Freedom Forum has been alarmed over the recent decision of the government on ‘Online Media Operation Directive 2016’. The government…
Government policy document attempts to curtail FoE, discourage media pluralism
The government brought the policy and programmes for the coming fiscal year 2016/017 on May 8. President Bidya Devi Bhandari presented the…