Freedom Forum's coordinator at Lumbini Province and senior journalist, Sudip Gautam, has been injured in a road accident occurred at Tulsipur, Dang on May 26. During a drive with central Chair Bipul Pokhrel to observe the Covid-19 impact at locality, their vehicle was hit by a car. In the accident, coordinator Gautam got injury on head while others escaped injury, according to Shiva Bahadur Singh, Chief of Area Police Office, Tulsipur. Currently, Gautam is getting recovery at home after treatment at a local hospital, said FNJ Chair Pokhrel, adding that he is out of risk. Freedom Forum wishes speedy recovery to coordinator Gautam.
Freedom Forum is a prominent non-governmental organization in Nepal dedicated to institutionalizing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, right to information, promoting audit accountability, open and accountable budget, public finance reforms, citizen engagement in public finance management and citizen participation in audit. Established in February 2005, the organization emerged in response to the political turmoil following Former King Gyanendra’s coup dated February 1, 2005, which imposed severe restrictions on media and democratic rights. A group of media professionals, legal experts, and academics founded Freedom Forum to safeguard Nepal’s hard-earned democratic freedoms during this repressive period.
