Shiva Gaunle Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Journalists protest the killing of Uma Singh in Nepal in 2009. (AP/Binod Joshi)

Another arrest in the murder of Nepal’s Uma Singh

September 18, 2013 5:33 PM EDT

New York, September 18, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday’s arrest of an individual suspected to have ordered the 2009 murder of journalist Uma Singh, and calls on authorities to ensure the case is brought to justice.

Numerous Nepali journalists flee after receiving threats

January 28, 2013 4:45 PM EST

New York, January 28, 2013–Authorities in Nepal should ensure the safety of more than 20 journalists who fled the western district of Dailekh on Thursday after receiving death threats from individuals they said were supporters of the ruling Maoist party, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At least five news outlets have been forced…