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Journalist Attacked in Nepal

Media Release: Nepal
April 13, 2012
Journalist Attacked in Nepal

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in expressing its concern over reports that a journalist was attacked at Tanahu, in the western region of Nepal on April 9.

Krishna Neupane, a member of the FNJ’s Tanahu Chapter and affiliated with the Lokwani Daily, was reportedly attacked and had his mobile telephone stolen by an unidentified group at 7.30 pm on April 9, 2012.

The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 131 countries

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