Nepal
Since 2002 IMS has been active in supporting efforts to enhance freedom of expression and conflict resolution in Nepal. Following the royal coup in February 2005, IMS played a central role in coordinating an mission to Nepal of international organisations to strengthen dialogue and to highlight the concerns over the situation of the media and freedom of expression in the country. The International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal will continue to monitor the situation and visit the country to support the ongoing efforts for press freedom issues.Archive
- Improving media freedom in Nepal
- Progress in promoting media freedom has stalled, says International Media Mission to Nepal
- Press freedom celebrated despite tension
- World Press Freedom Day: Call to end violence against media in Nepal
- Nepal mission report 2009
- Statement of the International Mission to Nepal, 8 Feb. 2009
- Calls to end violence and impunity in Nepal
- Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal calls for international attention
- Federalism: A new challlenge for Nepali media
- Report: Nepali media in delicate transition
- Building for the future; assessment of Nepal's media and recommendations for the future; May 2008
- Statement by International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal, 14 April, 2008
- International media mission monitors election in Nepal
- A bumpy road towards press freedom in Nepal
- NEPALI version of 17 January 2008 statement
- Statement by the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal
- Press Release: International organizations condemn further restrictions on press freedoms in Nepal, 17 Oct.2005
- The Defence of Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nepal, 2005
- Nepal Press Release: One-year Statement, 31 January 2006
Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal calls for international attention
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As the pressure on the media sector in Nepal has been growing in recent months, IMS - together with the International Press Freedom Mission to Nepal - is planning a mission to Nepal between 5 - 8 February 2009. See video interview
Deputy Director of IMS, Thomas Hughes explains in this video interview, why the mission takes place now and what the international mission hopes to achieve. Click on the arrow in the video frame to watch the interview:
The International Press Freedom Mission to Nepal - also known as the International Media Mission - will assess the situation and come up with a set of recommendations in close colaboration with the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ). This mission is the sixth since the royal coup in 2005, which put democracy and pluralism under considerable pressure.
The Internationaln Press Freedom Mission to Nepal consists of a dozen international media organisations. Coordinated by IMS, the upcoming mission will include representatives from the following organisations: IMS, Article 19, International Federation of Journalists, The International Press Institute, Reporters Without Borders, UNESCO, and the World Press Freedom Committee.
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