1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Nepal - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5qucMiqSNp"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-nepal/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Nepal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-nepal/embed/#?secret=5qucMiqSNp" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Nepal” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="5qucMiqSNp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Political turmoil and an intensified Maoist insurgency severely strained Nepal's young democracy and profoundly challenged the country's independent media. In November 2001, the government, then led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, imposed a state of emergency, introduced a sweeping anti-terrorism ordinance, and called out the army to counter the mounting threat posed by Maoist…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_killed_MU.gif