Tag: #Media Council Bill
Articles tagged with #Media Council Bill
Command and control
Nepal's government is moving to muzzle the media ahead of the 2027 elections
In a surveillance state
Illustration : BHANU BHATTARAIWhile citizens in Western democracies try to get their governments to combat the misuse of their private data by…
No freedom after expression
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIPrime Minister K P Oli spent 14 years in jail for opposing the Panchayat absolute monarchy. He was one of the main…
Rule by law
Illustration: SUBHAS RAINepal’s ruling unified Marxist-Leninist-Maoists have in the past year incrementally constricted freedom of expression,…
Nepal undermining free expression: HRW
Nepal should revise its draft laws that erode the right to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to Prime Minister…
Nepal PM stirs hornet’s nest
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRIThe people must take leadership in a democracy… and elected leaders should listen to them,” Prime Minister Oli said…
A creeping coup
Whether Nepal was ruled by a monarchy-military dictatorship, an elected coalition or a communist regime, its leaders have often tried and…