News & Actitivies

The Center for Media Research- Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a virtual discussion program entitled “Situating Media Space in Province 1” on February 19, 2022. Presenting the paper, journalist Raju Adhikari said that the provisions in the law to regulate media in the Province 1 needs to be amended. He said that the law that was formulated […]

The Center for Media Research- Nepal (CMR-Nepal) and Cartoonists’ Club – Nepal (CCN) jointly organized a virtual discussion on the role of cartoons to enhance good governance and accountability in Nepal. In the discussion, former President of Transparency International Nepal, Bharat Bahadur Thapa provided the background on how corruption and good governance are perceived in […]

A virtual discussion program was organized by the Center for Media Research- Nepal on 20th September, 2021. The event was participated by Sudurpachim Province assembly members, government officials, CSO activists & experts, advocates, and journalists in the province. Presenting the paper, Civil Society Activist, Manmohan Swar said the civil society in the province continue to […]

The Center for Media Research- Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a discussion program on 14th September, 2021. The virtual event was participated by Bagmati Province parliament members, Communication Registrar, government officials, CSO experts, advocates, NGO workers and journalists in the province. Presenting the discussion paper, media expert Bhuwan K.C. highlighted the issues and concerns related to civic […]

The Center for Media Research- Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a discussion program entitled “Situating Civic Space in Karnali Province” on September 3, 2021. Presenting the paper, journalist Dinesh Gautam highlighted the major problems in the media and civic space-related laws in the province. He pointed out the general tendency among the government to operate the media […]

The Center for Media Research- Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a discussion program entitled “Situating Media (Civic) Space in Gandaki Province” on August 31, 2021. The participants in the program highlighted the need to amend the restrictive provisions in the media bill that was registered in the province assembly. The media stakeholders pledged their concerns that the […]

A discussion program entitled “Shrinking of media space: Drafting of Media Policies in Nepal,” was virtually organized on June 29, 2021. The participants in the discussion highlighted the making of media laws in federal level restricts freedom of the press and opinion. They argued that media laws that are in process of drafting is not […]

A discussion program “Situating Civic Space in Lumbini Province,” was virtually organized on June 28, 2021. In the discussion, participants highlighted the needs to reform the laws and proposed bills in the provincial parliament that restricts civic space. The participants were of the view that the laws related to media and registration of social organization […]

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) begins multi-day ‘Fundamental Fact-Checking: Introductory Training’ on June 27 with 12 participants attending the first day of online sessions. The participants, six of them male, will attend more online and offline sessions in coming weeks where they will learn theoretical and practical knowledge of fact-checking. The training […]

The Center for Media Research- Nepal organized a discussion program “Restriction and Shrinking of Civic Space: Drafting of CSO Policies in Nepal,” on June 25, 2021 focusing on the status of CSO policies at the federal level. The participants pointed out that the law-making process of CSO policy was imbued with the intention of curbing […]