Op-Ed

Role of political parties in combating misinformation and disinformation in Nepal

(This essay is the edited part of the working paper presented at CMR Nepal’s program – ‘Interparty Dialogue on Information Manipulation and Democracy’ organized on February 24 in Kathmandu.) By Bhojraj Pokharel, former chief election commissioner Well-informed people are the pillars of democracy; they are also its watchmen. Political parties have long played their role […]

26.02.2024Op-Ed

Editorial cartoon in The Kathmandu Post, by Abin, Republished with permission.

New criminal act raises press freedom concerns

The Criminal Codes Act 2017 and Civil Codes Act 2017, became law on August 17, 2018, replacing 15 laws including 55-year-old civil and criminal laws. The new laws were passed by the Legislative Parliament in October 2017 with an aim to amend and consolidate all the existing criminal laws and civil laws into one document. […]

17.08.2018Op-Ed

Need for Digital Safety Awareness & Skills for Nepali Journalists

During last two weeks, CMR-Nepal conducted five digital safety sessions to more than 100 journalists (more than half of them journalist women) – at trainings organized by Nepal Forum for Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ), Radio Sagarmatha (the pioneer community radio in the region), Sancharika Samuha (one each at Nagarkot and Bhairahawa) and Center for Investigative Journalists […]

04.08.2017Op-Ed

Online Media Directives threatens press freedom & FoE online

The Online Media Operation Directives 2016 is a serious threat to press freedom and freedom of expression online in Nepal as the newly approved directives goes against the core principles of democracy and free press. The Government of Nepal, on June 14, approved the ‘Online Media Operation Directives – 2016 (Nepali PDF link | Unofficial […]

19.06.2016Op-Ed