Press Union Announces Protest Programs

Kathmandu. The Federation of Nepali Journalists has announced a protest movement. On Friday, the Federation issued a statement calling for further pressure-building movement to repeal discriminatory and arbitrary government decisions regarding information and advertisements, protect the constitutional right to the press, initiate constitutional amendment through an all-party task force formed in the parliament, and ensure the consumption of information.

The Federation has set the movement programs from Jestha 25 to Ashar 5. These include submitting signatures collected by all structures of the Federation to the Prime Minister through the Chief District Officer on the morning of Jestha 25, staging a sit-in at all District Administration Offices from 11 AM to 12 PM on Jestha 27 and 29, staging a sit-in at all Chief Minister's offices under the leadership of the Federation's provincial committees from 11 AM to 12 PM on Ashar 1 and 3, and holding a grand solidarity rally in Kathmandu on Ashar 5 organized by the central committee along with professional organizations and stakeholders.

The Federation has been in a phased movement since Chaitra 18, 2082, demanding the repeal of the discriminatory circular from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers that deprives private media outlets of all government advertisements and information.