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Assailants stormed the premises of Nepal Republic Media, a media company in the capital, Kathmandu, on December 20, 2012, attacking journalists and vandalizing the offices, according to news reports. Police arrested several of the attackers, who have identified themselves as members and supporters of the rightwing Shiv Sena Nepal party.

New York, April 4, 2012–Police in eastern Nepal must fully investigate Tuesday night’s murder of a TV and newspaper reporter and determine whether the motive was related to his journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.